Jobs Summit: How letting retirees work without docking their pension could help fix the labour shortage
Age pensioners who earn more than a minimal amount from paid work lose 50 cents out of every extra dollar they earn in reduced pension payments. It’s a powerful disincentive.
Australia consistently undervalues ‘soft skills’ in the workplace. The Jobs Summit can change this
This week's jobs summit is a chance to increase the emphasis on skills that are harder to mark but are still extremely important.
My biggest mistake: Rob Hango-Zada, co-founder of Shippit
Through his time of leading Shippit, Rob Hango-Zada has learnt that sometimes letting go of the reins is just as important as taking hold of them.
Why taking a person-centric approach to disability employment can reap long-term benefits
Unfortunately, a lot of disability employment services focus on placement, not outcomes. This often involves shoehorning people into things they’re not interested in, ultimately setting them up for failure in a new job.
Jennifer Westacott and Sally McManus demonstrate the power of collaboration as Jobs Summit approaches
In a television appearance, Westacott and McManus shared a type of leadership and conciliation that we haven’t seen much of lately.
Industry bargaining is on the Jobs Summit agenda, but it would affect small and big business differently
The trade union movement’s push to reform Australia’s enterprise bargaining system looks set to be a major issue at this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit.
Advertised salaries now outpacing official wage growth data, new SEEK report says, as hirers scramble for talent
Advertised starting salaries are 4.1% higher on average than those offered in July 2021, a new SEEK report says, suggesting wages offered to fresh hires are rising faster than pay packets for existing workers.
COSBOA, ACTU agree to four-point industrial relations reform agenda ahead of Jobs Summit
Australia's small business sector and union representatives have agreed on a four-point priority plan for the Jobs and Skills Summit, declaring a common interest in simplifying the IR system for workers and employers.
Mark McKenzie: ‘Multi-employer’ not ‘industry-wide’ bargaining needed for workplace relations reform
The suggestion that we return to an IR system that risks increasing the numbers of productive days lost due to strike action to address the flaws of the existing bargaining system is illogical, writes former COSBOA chair Mark McKenzie.
A guide to getting redundancies right for your people and your business
Few industries will come out of the pandemic unscathed, and its important to understand best practices when discussing redundancies with your team.
The occupations research says will have a shortage or surplus in the next two years
Forecasting the economy through to mid-2024, we put the occupations most likely to run into shortages or surpluses into four groups.
Australia is struggling with a labour shortage. Here’s how New Zealand is tackling its own
While the country's official unemployment figure is at a record low, both employers and workers are wrestling with a variety of problems.
