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Making the decision to call Open Arms


We spoke with Andony Chambers recently, one of the state Directors at Open Arms. We wanted to know some of the ways ADF partners and members can reach out for help with their mental health. Open Arms provides mental health and wellbeing support for current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel and their families. What … Continue reading Making the decision to call Open Arms

Know your worth as an employee – Part 2


In part 1 of this post we had a quick look at the overview of the different pay arrangements and considered hourly and APS pay arrangements. In part two we are going to review what is commonly known as Award or Agreement free contracts or Common law contracts. We will also have a look at … Continue reading Know your worth as an employee – Part 2

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