In this issue:

• Dear Worklife
• Feature article: Best and worst practices to adopt in a recession 
• What's new on the web?
• What's happening at Worklife this month?

Latest HR stats

A Hudson report released in April 2009 indicates that confidence among Australian employers’ has declined for the fifth consecutive quarter. A national survey of 6,337 employers found that in quarter two 18.6% of employers intend to grow their permanent headcount, 63.6% of employers intend to maintain permanent staffing levels and 17.8% plan to decrease headcount.

Job readiness workshop

We have recently developed a new, one-day workshop called the Job Readiness Workshop. This workshop is specifically aimed at people who are job seeking and may have never worked, not worked for many years, or who have recently found themselves jobless. We will be conducting this workshop in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne throughout the remainder of 2009.

For more information on the Job Readiness workshop:
Click here to download our fact sheet.
Click here to email Worklife for more information.

A word from the MD, Peter Tobin

The Australian government announced last week that Australia was not in a recession – technically anyway. However, despite the reported economic increase, individuals and organisations still need to be mindful and cautious about over-extending themselves. In this issue of Worklife News Alert, we consider how to stay engaged in your career during slow economic times, as well as practices organisations should adopt in order to avoid knee-jerk reactions.

We also have an exciting new workshop to tell you about. Our Job Readiness Workshop is aimed at helping people who are tackling the job market during these demanding times. I hope you enjoy this latest issue of Worklife News Alert, and as always, if you would like to tell us what you think why not email us with your comments and suggestions, click here to contact us now.

Dear Worklife 

Q: I’m getting stale in my current role but I’m scared to leave with the current economy. What can I do to regain my motivation while staying in my current role?

A: This is a common theme in many organisations. The economy creates a need for security, which team members achieve by holding onto the role they currently have. But if you are competent in that role, performing to acceptable levels, and the challenge has gone, you can lose focus and become stale and disengaged. Here are our tips for remaining engaged in your current role:
1. Become involved in projects and share your experience;
2. Challenge your colleagues to an improvement drive in your area of responsibility;
3. Consider enhancing your existing role in some way;
4. Develop creative new strategies to be more efficient and/or grow the business; and
5. Understand what you are responsible for (KPIs or KRAs) and work on improving your output.

Enhancing your role can boost your morale and motivation. To read more on Worklife’s recommended career enhancement options, click here.

Feature article: Best and worst practices to adopt in a recession 

Despite the recent announcement that the Australian economy has narrowly avoided the global recession, many organisations still need to look at adopting suitable practices to deal with slow economic times. Furthermore, organisations should be aware of which practices to avoid. This month’s feature article comes from HR Magazine and focuses on the best and worst practices to adopt during a recession. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.

What's new on the web?
Check out www.wfpma.com

The World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) is a global network of professionals responsible for, or interested in, people management. With Australia as a member, the WFPMA’s membership represents over 70 national personnel associations and 400,000 people management professionals. WFPMA’s publication, WorldLink is a quarterly e-newsletter updating and informing members and HR professionals regarding international HR issues. To read the most recent edition of WorldLink, click here.

What's happening at Worklife this month?

We have many new and exciting happenings at Worklife this month to round out the end of financial year:

• Career Coach Certification Program in Auckland
June 22 – 24 we present our CCCP workshop in Auckland. There are still seats on this workshop, so if you would like to register, contact Worklife.
Click here to email you interest
Click here to visit our online registration
Click here to download our brochure and registration form

• NEW Worklife Website
In July we launch our new website which we know will be fresher, cleaner, and easier to navigate. Keep a look out for our new site … coming soon!

• NEW Training Calendar
We have had a lot of requests for a suite of public workshops in addition to CCCP, and with the current economic climate we have developed a one-day Job Readiness Workshop. More details on this workshop and our training calendar for the remainder of 2009 will be posted on the new website.

• CCCP Incentives
From now until the end of 2009, we have a special incentive to encourage you to register for the CCCP workshop. All registrants receive a Worklife Coaching Toolkit (valued at $295) as a gift when you register and attend a workshop. Click here for more details on the Coaching Toolkit.

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