Posts tagged "shortage"

Hairdressers are on the frontline of Australia's new worker shortage, but a new report from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) suggests online job advertisements are failing to meet the persistent vacancies in salons across the country.

Tax accountants, architects, and waiters are among the professions to join the new-look skills priority list in 2023, as a storm of labour market shortages, training bottlenecks, and payroll constraints keep Australian businesses from acquiring the talent they need.

Australian households are now flush with options for direct-to-consumer toilet paper brands, after cleaning goods powerhouse Zero Co launched a loo roll delivery offering directly competing with Who Gives A Crap.

Half of small business owners and key decision-makers see tax reform as a priority in the budget, joining industry groups calling for significant changes to the taxation system.

Canva's global recruitment chief Jennie Rogerson says the company unearthed hidden talent and turbocharged workplace culture by resetting its hiring criteria.

The Morrison government's Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment scheme, which provided $750-a-week lump sum payments to workers required to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, expired on June 30.

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.

Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson says courses to get hospitality workers up-to-speed will be free until February 2023.

In the United States, a concerning yet mostly until now under-reported crisis has been plaguing the country: a shortage of tampons.

Sensing the potential for a Labor shake-up in Canberra, small business organisations have expressed their key concerns.

New data from Xero and ScotPac outlines the election priorities of small businesses as polling day approaches.

The proposed digital skills passport would let workers display their qualifications in one place, Employment Minister Stuart Robert says.