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Falling productivity concerns for Aussie business leaders
Falling productivity and workplace performance is the chief worry for business leaders.
Aussie workers looking overseas for new opportunities
Almost half of Australian workers would consider relocating overseas to pursue a larger and more attractive salary, making it vital for local employers to capture jobseekers attention before valuable talent heads offshore.
Employees believe men still favoured at work
A quarter of Australians believe employers favour men over women for leadership roles in the workplace, a new Randstad survey has found.
Australians optimistic about securing new jobs
Australians are some of the most optimistic people in the world when it comes to finding a new job, with only Chinese and Indian workers registering higher confidence.
17% of employees don’t care about improving work-life balance
After surviving the Global Financial Crisis, the vast majority of employees in Australia are looking to restore balance to their working lives after putting in the hard yards during leaner economic times.
Melbourne Cup cost Australia over $1billion in lost productivity
The Melbourne Cup yesterday cost the Australian economy up to $1.239 billion in lost productivity, with over half of workers taking a half day off to watch the race.
Skills shortage nets $661 million in federal budget funding
Australia’s acute skills shortage received a significant boost, with $661 million in funds allocated in the Federal Budget to address training, apprenticeship and adult literacy issues.