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It has been reported the committee will recommend Fair Work Australia be given the power to consider gender when making pay determinations. This would mean that some industries could argue for higher pay if they are female dominated. Committee chairwoman...

Mr Corbett was the deputy chairman and replaces Ron Walker, who will stand aside at the company's annual general meeting. Ron Walker's chairmanship of Fairfax ended in acrimony, after a public stoush with members of the Fairfax family, notably major...

The announcement follows a public battle between Mr Walker and members of the Fairfax family over his position as the head of the board. Mr Walker says in light of the recent developments, it is in the best interests of...

The payout given after David Kirk was axed as CEO was just one of many concerns shareholders expressed at today's Fairfax annual general meeting. The company has had a turbulent past few months, after one of its major shareholders (John...

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Secure Communities initiative provides jurisdictions across the nation access to more comprehensive federal records, ICE officials said. "Secure Communities is a Department of Homeland Security initiative to more broadly manage and modernize the processes...

Some health-care workers are being seconded to work at H1N1 vaccination clinics. (CBC) Some health services across Canada are being suspended temporarily so that nurses and other health-care workers can help give shots at H1N1 vaccination clinics.