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Fraser: 10,000 more jobless 'a boost'
UPDATE John McCarthy and AAP TREASURER puts positive spin on Queensland's rising jobless rate, focusing on the momentum generated in the past four months.
Bligh falling short on jobs target
By John McCarthy THE State Government's quest to see 100,000 jobs created in its current term is getting tougher by the day, needing another 2500 a month.
Foreign labour changes face of bush
By John McCarthy THE image of the sun-bronzed Australian farmer may be fading, with workers more likely to be from Estonia, Taiwan and Korea than the Outback.
One-day sickies waste doctors' time
By Renee Viellaris FRUSTRATED doctors say "demanding bosses" who insist on medical certificates from employees for a single day of sick leave are wasting their time.
Idle gossip could get you the sack
By John McCarthy EMPLOYEES have been put on notice that watercooler gossip could be a career-killer, after a worker was sacked for passing on rumours about her boss.
Sacked staff paid to go away
Claire Heaney SMALL businesses are forking out thousands to workers to make them go away, with new laws making it "too easy" for them to claim unfair dismissal.
Jail threat for workplace bullies
By Renee Viellaris IN A major shake-up to workplace laws, those who bully fellow employees could be charged with stalking and jailed. Tell us your bullying stories
$23 carbon tax to send jobs up in smoke
Steven Scott, Sarah Vogler QUEENSLAND employers could be forced to sack staff if they are hit with a $23-a-tonne carbon tax, but Brisbane residents might get a rates reprieve.
Skills shortage threatens 500 mine jobs
John McCarthy QUEENSLAND'S skills shortage could force BHP Billiton to scrap plans for its $4 billion coal mine in central Queensland, putting in doubt 500 new jobs.
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