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.
“A monumental blunder”: EV Council CEO rolls eyes after Shadow Small Business Minister claims electric utes don’t exist
Shadow Minister for Small Business Sussan Ley has been named and shamed by a fellow MP for incorrectly saying there are no electric utes on the market.
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.
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.
Alexi Boyd: Jobs Summit must provide real action on skills and staff shortages for small business
The government’s upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit represents a genuine opportunity for us to create historic reforms that benefit small businesses and the entire economy. However, time is not on our side.
Why upskilling is the best way to lift wages in Australia
Although skills, training and migration are listed as key topics for the Jobs Summit, the Treasury’s issues paper focuses almost entirely on industrial relations in its discussion of how best to boost wages.
National Skills Week: TAFE gets $900 million as government looks to build VET sector
Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor says National Skills Week is an opportunity to recognise the value of the VET sector.
The care sector is where Australia is facing the worst skills shortages, despite tech dominating the discussion
We’ve long been conditioned to think about the future of work as being all about tech, but no matter what the future of work brings, the caring economy will underpin it all.
Government reveals top 10 in-demand skills as COVID-19, flu, and floods suppress hours worked
The federal government has released the latest Skills Priority List, revealing the industries and roles hit hardest by Australia’s skills shortage.
Peter Strong: The Jobs Summit issues paper suggests small business representation at the event will be token at best
"The upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit looks like it’s from the 1990s when small business was never a consideration," writes Peter Strong.
The preliminary agenda for Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit has arrived
The five broad themes of the upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit have been laid out by the Treasury, giving industry groups, unions, and lawmakers a concrete understanding of the key issues under debate.
