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Unemployed does not mean unemployable!

June 4, 2014 by Jo Muirhead Leave a Comment

We at Purple Co know that unemployed does not mean unemployable! Now we have some evidence. This year Purple Co have had the opportunity to complete two fairly large labour market analysis projects on behalf of a Reinsurer. The purpose of these analyses was to identify where particular skill-sets may be able to be transferred within the open labour force. This research has highlighted some key findings for us about the nature of the labour force and the labour market in Australia at this … [Read more...]

The IP and Life space – Using our powers for good, a case study

March 4, 2014 by Jo Muirhead Leave a Comment

Let me introduce you to *“Stacey”, As a teenager, due to family circumstances, Stacy had left school to take on care responsibilities in her family and some financial support for the education of her younger siblings. Her dreams of a career in nursing had to be put on hold. Upon immigrating to Australia, Stacy was able to finally embark on her nursing career. She studied and worked hard and became a well respected and highly sought after clinician. Her dreams had become a reality. Then … [Read more...]

Workplace of the Future?

March 4, 2014 by Jo Muirhead Leave a Comment

If you are like me, you are becoming increasingly aware of the changes to our workplace, our workforces our work lives. While technology continues to be a strong driving force for a lot of change, it’s becoming an economic reality for so many people to remain in the workforce before the traditionally considered age of 65 years, that being “retirement age”. Economic pressure appears to be creating a need rather than a want for people to remain in the paid workforce. Although I have met … [Read more...]

Income Protection and Rehabilitation: Opportunities to use our “powers” for good

February 27, 2014 by Jo Muirhead Leave a Comment

I’m a Rehabilitation Counsellor of some 20 years – yep I’ve been around a long time! I have always worked in a compensable environment; not because it was necessarily a conscious decision, but one that was made because it’s where I could earn good money. I also have an innate sense of commercial acumen and for empowering people to take personal responsibility; so you can see compensable rehabilitation was always going to be a really good fit for me. Throughout the duration of my career, I … [Read more...]

Discrimination to Opportunity – The Future for Disabled Job Seekers?

September 28, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Reading a report recently from Deloitte, I was very interested to read that because of a predicted shift in the way that individuals want to work (demand to work) and the massive shift towards the digital age and icloud data that determines that they (the workers) can work anywhere that the Australian work market won’t suffer from a lack of jobs, but from a lack of workers if they do not keep up with the change quickly. Australia’s new workers will not only have a new demographic profile, … [Read more...]

Workplace of the Future – How do you see it?

September 19, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Like many, I think that the workplace of the future will be much different than it is at the moment, and those changes will be driven by the attitude of the workers themselves. In fact, the nature of work will alter too. It is said that in the future, power will be held by individuals, not by institutions – we ourselves will be the ones coming up with the big ideas and have the ability to use or share them as we best see fit. We no longer will be being paid for our time in the office, but for … [Read more...]

10 Easy Ways to Give Your Brain a Break During the Day

September 12, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

We all know that mental health is a BIG deal and that we don’t talk about it enough. Over a 24-hour period we can process up to 70,000 thoughts, even as we sleep. Each day contains 86,400 seconds, so that equates to a different thought every 1.2 seconds – your brain never stops! ( reference: http://inside-the-brain.com/2012/04/23/how-to-give-your-brain-a-break/). And add that to the 20 million bits of information coming at you from your external environment every second no wonder we feel … [Read more...]

10 Easy Ways To Build Posture Change Into Your Day

September 5, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Like so many people I too need to manage back and neck pain. And, like so many people I will sit in front of my pc for too long because I want to get a task completed – because completing a task is just so satisfying! However, research tells us – so do Physios’ Osteo’s OT’s, Rehab Counsellors, PT’s and EPs (this list is kind of endless) that actually changing our posture is a really healthy thing to do Like really healthy. So I started compiling a list of the tings I have … [Read more...]

The Hidden Job Market is a Bunch of BS

August 21, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

http://wthomsonjr.com/august-2013/the-hidden-job-market-is-a-bunch-of-bs/ There has been a lot written about the job market lately. “The good jobs” aren’t posted anymore. Don’t apply to jobs on the Internet! Don’t bother putting your resume in an Applicant Tracking system. It will go into a “black hole”. As an advisor and a consultant, I want to tell you to NOT listen to these so called “job experts”. A friend of mine, and well -known HR expert, Doug Whatley, and I were having a … [Read more...]

Life After Cancer: Recovery and Returning to Work

August 7, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

source: http://www.swissre.com/clients/newsletters/Life_after_cancer__recovery_and_returning_to_work.html A changing outlook Advances in early detection and treatment for cancer have led to significant improvements in survival rates in recent years (Maddams et al, 2009). This is positive news for those affected by cancer but has placed a spotlight on the particular challenges facing cancer survivors in returning to "normal" life and in returning to work … [Read more...]

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