Love or money?
07 September, 2011 by Diane Fernley-Jones*With IT underpinning so many parts of a business, a CIO carries many responsibilities. Yet the importance of the role is often unrecognised by the board, and the business itself. So what gets a CIO out of bed in the morning? Merri Mack talks to Diane Fernley-Jones, CIO at Leighton Contractors, about the rewards of being a CIO.
Limit remote working to preserve employee sanity
21 June, 2011A new survey has found that Australian employees use remote working technologies while on holidays and in their own time. Companies should limit the use of these tools in order to preserve employees’ personal time.
Demand declines for IT contractors for federal government projects
16 November, 2010The Peoplebank Intermedium Federal ICT Labour Hire Index tracks reduced reliance on - and demand spikes for - ICT skills.
GFC results in stagnant ITC salaries
02 September, 2010The ACS 2010 Remuneration Survey finds a 3.3% salary increase overall while 45% of private sector employees received no salary increase.
Thriving on diversity
01 March, 2010 by Merri MackVoice&Data found that nib health fund’s Chief Operating and Technology Officer, Melanie Kneale, thrives on the diversity of her role which covers human resources as well as technology. The dual roles are a good combination as Kneale has the ability to get things done because the key levers of HR and IT fall into the same area of operations and everything related to execution reports to her so the goals are aligned.
Microsoft Australia named as a 2009 Best Employer
21 December, 2009Microsoft is in the running to win the best of the best employer award run by Hewitt Associates. The winner will be announced in March 2010.
Dell runs an equitable workplace
12 November, 2009For the second year in a row, Dell is the only technology company to make the finalist list for the the Advancement of Women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) at the 2009 Business Achievement Awards.
