Posts tagged "migrant workers"

The deal will mean tariffs on 85% of Australian exports to India will be eliminated and a separate category of local exports (5%) will have costs revised down.

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.

Hospitality and food businesses are hurting more than ever before and it’s largely due to a lack of employees, writes Foodbomb co-founder Josh Goulburn.

While the country's official unemployment figure is at a record low, both employers and workers are wrestling with a variety of problems.

This acute and ongoing skills crisis must urgently be addressed, and while the government has a plan, there is a clear role for the private sector to play as well.

Bob Hawke popularised the political summit in 1983, and Labor leaders ever since have tried to emulate it. But are they actually worthwhile?

With Ed Husic taking office as Minister for Industry and Science, the startup and tech community has spoken up about the most pressing needs of the industry.

NISA's business model focuses on upskilling staff and supporting them with language learning, with most staff from refugee or migrant backgrounds.

The workforce shortage means skilled employees are in hot demand and Australia needs to remain highly competitive if we are to fill the gaps so crucial to the prosperity of the nation.

The COVID-19 years taught us that Australia depends on migration, but it has a dark legacy of entrenched wage theft among migrant workers.

In this third instalment of a four-part series, Neil Slonim, an independent SME finance advocate, takes a closer look at which of the major parties are better for small business.

The new research into culturally and linguistically diverse workers was conducted by Australian employment services provider MAX Solutions and not-for-profit HOST International.