Posts tagged "apprenticeship"

What can Australia do to improve its apprenticeship completion rates? That's the core question to be answered by a new federal government review, tasked with assessing existing incentive schemes and how to best support trainees and employers alike.

The shape of Australia's looming Jobs and Skills Summit is becoming clearer, as senior federal government ministers tout the end of one-sided enterprise agreement terminations and a new kind of digital skills apprenticeship as leading items on the agenda.

ACCI has criticised a proposed three-month extension to the federal government's apprentice wage subsidy scheme, saying the program should be extended by no less than two years.

If the $1.2 billion apprentice wage subsidy is used to create digital skills, it could enable strong business revival across the board.

Apprenticeship commencements have fallen 20% during the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking warnings skill shortages could hamper economic recovery.

Incentive payments for businesses looking to employ apprentices would double to $8,000 per placement under a $525 million government proposal.

Federal and state workplace health and safety laws say responsibility for a worker’s death lies with an employer, but these laws are rife with loopholes.

There have been a few changes to payroll tax across the country in 2018, we examine the current state of play, comparing conditions state-by-state.

New research has revealed that Australian small businesses are struggling with skill shortages that are restricting their ability to develop.

Thousands of small businesses will pay less payroll tax under reforms unveiled by the South Australian government.

A plumbing business in Victoria has been penalised $100,000, and the business operator fined $21,5000, for underpaying a worker thousands of…

The number of registered apprenticeships across the country fell by 28% between December 2013 and December 2015, according to statistics pub…