Posts tagged "JobMaker explained"

Official forecasts say unemployment won’t fall to 5.5% until 2024. JobMaker as presently configured won’t do enough to speed it up.

The federal government's JobMaker hiring credits were designed without consultation with small and medium business owners, and that's a problem.

The JobMaker hiring credit scheme has drawn criticism for potentially encouraging a form of age discrimination.

The JobMaker hiring credit could prompt employers to hire Australians facing prolonged unemployment.

The 2020-21 budget includes a new program called JobMaker which the government claims “will support around 450,000 jobs for young people”.

The Morrison government's IR consultations are taking form and are slated to kick-off as early as next week, with SMEs expected to focus on modern awards.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says $1.5 billion in federal funding for vocational training needs to be overhauled to support SMEs with relevant skills.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants unions and business lobbyists to "put their weapons down" in post COVID-19 negotiations on workplace laws.