Engineering jobs are being filled by overseas workers while Western Australians miss out on work, Shadow Training Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich said today. Ms Ravlich said there was an estimated $140billion worth of projects in the pipeline requiring 47,000 construction jobs and 11,500 permanent jobs. “While the Premier crows about the benefits of the impending boom, […]
The National Broadband Network rollout by NBN Co has sparked warnings about shortages of skilled IT professionals required to complete the project. The Australian reports that NBN Co plans to triple its headcount from 100 to 300 employees by the ‘middle of the year’. NBN Co is looking to hire high level executives and IT […]
Workers on Pilbara’s Gorgon Gas project are expected to work for 70 hours a week and for 29 days straight before having a 9 day break. The West Australian revealed yesterday that low-skilled workers such as labourers would get about $150,000 annually and qualified tradesmen would get about $10,000 more. The Master Builders Association Kim […]
A recent survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Management has shown that 90 percent of businesses are confident about surviving the economic crisis, and see retaining skilled staff as the number one priority for their business during the downturn.
Is there actually a skills shortage, or has it just been exaggerated? According to Need, recruitment trading portal and marketplace, the skills shortage is really just a creation of inefficient HR and recruitment practices. “Almost every industry in Australia is claiming there is a skills shortage, there are genuine shortages in some professions, such as […]
Happy with your career? Well, 2.2 million working Australians aren’t. In fact, more than half of Australian workers fell into their career path and 64 percent are keeping an eye out for new career opportunities, according to a survey commissioned by Chandler Macleod’s CMyPeople, an online competency assessment system. “Not only does Australia have an […]
Staff recruitment can be a lottery for business if it isn’t handled correctly. Astute employers use strategic recruitment measures to attract talented people, employ innovative recruitment techniques, and promote a strong employer brand, writes Charisse Gray. There is light in the skills shortage tunnel for employers who think laterally and use the raft of technological […]
Skills shortage solutions, while limited, include employing skilled migrants. We look at why and how SMEs should be employing skilled migrants to take advantage of overseas talent. The announcement of a 30 percent boost to permanent residency places for skilled migrants in the recent budget announcement makes a strong statement about the Rudd Government’s approach […]
About 80 percent of all businesses in Australia are family businesses. Yet being in a family business isn’t easy, with a skills shortage and corporatisation to face. So read on to find out about successfully running a family business. A study by RMIT University shows that $1.4 billion will change hands in the next decade, […]
While lacking experience, apprentices and trainees can bring practical and financial business benefits. Dive into the recruitment pool of apprentices and trainees to quench your skills shortage drought. The skills shortage is crimping business throughout Australia, but apprentices and trainees can fill the void. Inexperience is not necessarily a negative. Filling these blank slates with […]
