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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Motopia kicks off trial of new conversion cloud platform

Melbourne-based mobile marketing services provider Motopia has started BETA testing of its new ConvertU2 cloud platform. The firm said the cloud platform allowed it to leverage its 2SQL marketing conversion technology and market trends around migration of access databases via web, mobile devices and Microsoft .NET software applications. Motopia said that the delivery of its 2SQL software-as-a-service offered customers the capability of connecting to and facilitation of complete access database migration projects.



Monday, 9 March 2015

Centrelink IT systems bound for scrapheap

Australia’s ageing Centrelink IT system is set to be consigned to the scrapheap at a cost of A$1 billion following concerns it won’t be able to handle a planned overhaul of the welfare system. Federal social services minister Scott Morrison told Sky News that when the system was first launched in the 1980s, some 2.5 million Australians received payments. He noted that today there are about 10 million welfare recipients, with A$400 million spent on some 50 million transactions every day. 

“This is a system that still has manual processing attached to it, and it’s been left to basically wither for many years,” said Morrison. “It’s time for it to get some serious attention.” He added that the system though stable was inefficient and noted that the government would see instant cost savings if the computer system would be replaced.


“It could run far more efficiently and effectively both for the users and for the government,” he said, stressing that despite reports of a A$1 billion price tag, the overhaul of the system would lead to savings both in the sort and long-term. The move was backed by the Labor opposition, with shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh saying that “the case… has been pretty strongly made that this system is groaning under the weight of what’s being demanded of it.”

Voda Aust boosts staff parental leave benefits, supports domestic violence victims

Vodafone Australia has unveiled a suite of initiatives to support employees taking paid parental leave including an option to work four days a week and to be paid for five. And, coinciding with International Women’s Day, the firm also released a new policy offering ten days additional paid leave for employees experiencing domestic violence.

Vodafone said that the paid parental leave components were part of a global policy, adding that employees at the firm’s 30 operating companies in Africa, the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the US would have access to these benefits. It noted that the domestic violence leave changes were a Vodafone Australia initiative.

CEO Inaki Berroeta said the initiatives were being introduced at a Group level, which he said made Vodafone one of the first organisations in the world to introduce a mandatory minimum global maternity policy.
“Returning to work after a period of parental leave can be challenging,” said Berroeta. “To help parents with this transition we’re allowing primary caregivers to work four days per week, but still receive five days' pay for six months.”
Berroeta said the firm wanted to enable staff wishing to return to work after the arrival of a child. “We really value our staff, and this benefit encourages and supports women and parents to keep working with [us].”

In addition, Vodafone is increasing the period of paid parental leave from 14 to 16 weeks for primary caregivers, with employees continuing to accumulate bonus and super while on paid parental leave.  “By extending the level of support available to employees both on paid parental leave and on their return to work, we hope parents will be able to better balance their work, family and financial commitments,” added Berroeta.

Vodafone employees facing domestic violence will also have access to up to ten additional days of paid leave per year. “We recognise that the terrible reality of domestic violence can affect an individual’s ability to attend work or perform their duties, and it is important employees experiencing assault or abuse know they’re being supported,” said Berroeta. “The wellbeing of our employees is one of our highest priorities, and we’re determined to ensure they are supported and not disadvantaged due to personal circumstances.”

The firm cited KPMG research that indicated that global businesses could save up to an estimated $19 billion annually through the provision of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.