Tag: Employment

A meeting of young entrepreneurs from across the globe has agreed to a new action plan that supports start-ups and bolsters growth in the SME sector.

According to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s most recent small business survey, investment in plants and equipment has dropped to its lowest level in five years. In addition, investment in buildings and structures is also on the slide.

The myth goes that regional Australia loses its best and brightest to the cities – yet, that’s simply not so.

Almost 90 per cent of Australian workers believe their employers are making higher demands on their skills than they were five years ago, according to a new report.

Faced with a talent shortage, Australian recruiters are increasingly turning to social professional networks to scout new hires.

Older Australians are increasingly finding themselves in a new stage in their careers in the years between the end of their 50s and the beginning of retirement.

New survey reveals that while a vast majority of Australian executives have an active and up-to-date LinkedIn profile, only 6 percent had found a job as a result of membership.

It happens more than we admit: Entrepreneurs get kicked out of their own companies. What to do when it happens to you.

Thinking big comes easy to Gen George. The 22-year-old noticed a gap in the employment market for odd jobs and shift work while travelling and promptly set up a business to fill it when she got home.

The national minimum wage rose yesterday, following on from a Fair Work decision last month to boost the pay packets of the country’s lowest paid workers.