Posts tagged "employment"

Employers can expect to pay higher wages when recruiting talent from overseas, and new rules will crack down on "non-genuine" students and dodgy education providers, under a long-awaited reset of Australia's temporary migration regime.

The Albanese government has committed to speed up payment times for small business, crack down on non-compliance, and name and shame big businesses.

Businesses reliant on more than 100,000 zombie agreements have been put on notice by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), thanks to a massive spreadsheet of employers whose ageing workplace agreements will automatically dissolve at the end of 2023.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers kicked off the first Federal Parliamentary sitting week of 2023 by championing “values-based capitalism”, whe…

Australia's small business sector has welcomed new federal budget measures designed to alleviate the skills crisis, but a lack of direct cost-of-living support remains a concern for the hospitality sector.

Eleven of Australia's 20 largest employment sectors are facing a skills shortage in 2022, the National Skills Commission says.

Small businesses and training organisations have less than a day left to comment on draft legislation covering the Skills and Training Boost, which could exclude self-employed workers from up to $550 million in "bonus" tax offsets.

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

Australia's youth unemployment rate has fallen to just 7%, new data shows, suggesting businesses reliant on junior staff may find it difficult to build their headcount ahead of the looming Christmas rush.

Australian racing driver Oscar Piastri shocked the Formula 1 world this week, denying a public statement from F1 team Alpine that he will drive for the French outfit in the 2023 season.

Premier Dominic Perrottet says a draft review "raised a concern" about MP Stuart Ayres' links to the saga, but Ayres denies wrongdoing.

MP Rebekha Sharkie says expanding the aged pension income test would remove barriers keeping experienced staff from the workplace.