This book provides original and groundbreaking insights into the development and outcomes of multigenerational workforce strategies in Australian workplaces through the combined lens of age, gender and caring. Based on a large-scale study and real-world case studies with six Australian organisations, it highlights leading policies and practices that promote successful ageing at work, identifies optimal work designs for older workers’ participation, engagement and wellbeing at work, and off...

The final book of the Witch's Foundling seriesNothing is going according to plan.Lilith and the Blood Walkers are pursuing the pieces of the Seal of Solomon with increasing violence. The Society of Seekers, reeling from their attacks and the schism with the Sons of Enoch, struggle to keep the ancient talisman out of their hands. Looming over everything, the menacing shadow of an elusive djinn puts any victory for the Light in jeopardy.Separated from her bel...

While hedge-witch Mama Grace tends to the needs of the poorer denizens of Bellamdale, respect for her power does not extend to her foster daughter, Sally Founder. Trying to save a cat from local bullies, Sally finds herself in dire straits, until rescued by the Nephilim Samdriel. In exchange, the young girl becomes the host for his disembodied spirit.Their merging grants Sally some of Samdriel's power, as long as their relationship remains secret—even as other spirits grow restless...

The race for the Seal of Solomon has begun just as the arcane Society of Seekers reels from a schism within their ranks. Former members of the Society, the Sons of Enoch, are powerful sorcerers with an agenda and a fanatical commitment to their divine cause. All who oppose them, or follow the path of evil as they define it, are to be subjugated or destroyed. In the meantime, Sally and Samdriel strive to prove their worth while struggling to help Ernest and her father find a place for thems...

Disappointed in her rejection by the arcane Society of Seekers, witch's foundling Sally Founder resigns herself to life as the companion of Lady Bellingham. Secretly the Host to the disembodied spirit of Samdriel, she yearns for more. Her wish is unfortunately granted after a chance encounter with evil at a London ball forces Sally and Samdriel upon a path that could lead to the discovery of their mystical bond.Having to deal with guests at Briarstone Manor suffering from their own...

Fleeing Briarstone Manor, Sally and her Nephilim spirit, Samdriel, arrive in London on a quest to find the father she never knew. Yet, the young woman becomes frustrated to the point of despair under the coal-blackened skies of the hostile city. Standing on the banks of the River Thames, she is tempted to surrender all hope when help arrives in the form of Adrien Wordsmith and his loyal dog. Together, they save a mysterious woman from the frigid waters of the river and the three find safet...

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.The proportion of employees with caring responsibilities is growing and, as a result, policies that support working carers are becoming increasingly important.Written and informed by national experts, this is the first publication to provide a detailed examination of the development and implementation of carer leave policies and policies in nine countries across Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America.It comp...