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.
COSBOA to consider ACTU’s sector-wide bargaining proposal as big business baulks
Australia's peak body for small business groups will not immediately discount an Australian Council of Trade Unions proposal to introduce sector-wide enterprise bargaining.
Youth unemployment hits 44-year-low, putting retailers on notice ahead of the busy Christmas rush
Australia's youth unemployment rate has fallen to just 7%, new data shows, suggesting businesses reliant on junior staff may find it difficult to build their headcount ahead of the looming Christmas rush.
Unemployment could soon be at 3%. Here’s why it’s not going up anytime soon
What’s driving this new ultra-low unemployment? It’s been harder for employers to get workers, because borders were closed, and because of unusually high rates of people off sick.
What do workers get out of quiet quitting, and why are they able to do it?
Switching off stress and refusing to go above and beyond is arguably more achievable in today’s job market.
Small businesses are finding it harder to build employee numbers than big business, Employment Hero data shows
New data has outlined how the labour shortage and cost pressures are impacting employers nationwide.
The shape of Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit is becoming clearer as business groups call for industry diversification and IR reform
With barely a fortnight until the Jobs and Skills Summit, immigration, innovation, and industrial relations have become major agenda items.
Small business groups put migration, skills, and IR reform on the agenda of landmark employment summit
On September 1-2, the Albanese government will make good on its election pledge to meet with business groups, union representatives, and social service advocates to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the Australian economy.
John Durie: Small business on the losing side in the battle against staff shortages
Competition with big corporations to retain and hire staff amid widespread shortages is now emerging as a new hurdle for small business.
Restaurant industry hails NSW Dine & Discover scheme on its final day, but says focus must now turn to staff shortage crisis
The Dine & Discover voucher scheme, which afforded NSW residents with six $25 vouchers for use at registered hospitality venues and tourism businesses, officially ends today.
As millennials catch up to baby boomers in the 2021 Census, businesses must prepare for the changing of the guard
The ABS unveiled the first round of data from the 2021 Census on Tuesday, outlining the major demographic shifts taking place in Australian society.
How your business can benefit from hiring people living with intellectual disability
People living with intellectual disability are ready, willing and able to work. What employers often don’t realise is that hiring from this oft-neglected segment of the workforce can also bring benefits for business.
