Tag: Job

Discover actionable solutions for SME owners: from flexible work models to upskilling initiatives and intelligent workforce planning.

Automation and AI are changing work. Businesses must urgently redefine skills. Discover Australia’s future skills needs and how your business can help.

Job ads are falling while applications surge, making it harder for small businesses to hire. Discover what’s driving the shift.

The latest SEEK Employment Report reveals a consistent downward trend in Australia’s job market

Australia’s labour market saw wages rise 4.5% YoY in December, but employment growth slowed and hours worked fell

Hiring been a headache lately? Believe it or not, the cooling job market might actually be a good thing for SMEs.

Despite the lockdowns, Josh Frydenberg, Australia’s Treasurer is optimistic that the unemployment rate will remain low. 

JobKeeper is the definition of policy made on the run. At the time, it was very important to roll something out quickly to cushion the full brunt of the economic fallout of COVID-19. However, now that the scheme has been running for a few weeks, and with recent developments around the scheme’s true cost, there […]

Federal and State governments are being urged to protect the mature workers who are especially vulnerable to job losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns. Suggestions are for the government to continue to pay a higher weekly benefit to mature workers or lower the aged pension age due to the increased competition now for jobs. Gold […]

A new ING Future Focus Report shows that 3.3 million Aussie adults are rethinking their career path because of the COVID-19 pandemic impact. ING’s Head of Retail Banking, Melanie Evans said that the pandemic has forced people to reflect on their professional lives. “COVID-19 has made many Aussies re- think their work choice with some […]