Hairdressers on frontline of Australia’s worker shortage as job ads fail to deliver
Hairdressers are on the frontline of Australia's new worker shortage, but a new report from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) suggests online job advertisements are failing to meet the persistent vacancies in salons across the country.
Brendan O’Connor: Fee-free TAFE can change lives and our economy
Federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O'Connor shares his insights on the success and the future of fee-free TAFE courses.
Government’s $18.5 million microcredential pilot aims to inject workers into sectors suffering from talent shortages
The government will fund higher-education institutions to develop microcredentials targeting national priority areas, which include teaching, engineering, health, and technology.
How your business can retain workers as the talent squeeze gets worse
If you’re taking two weeks to get back to respondents on a position, as we commonly see in retail, the chances are the candidate has already been snapped up.
Migration reform is on the way, Clare O’Neil says, as skills shortages constrain business growth
The federal government says it will overhaul Australia's migration system to better meet the needs of tomorrow's economy.
Home Affairs removes “out-dated” priority migration list as tech sector concerns mount
The Department of Home Affairs says it has abandoned the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List in favour of a refreshed visa processing system, after the reported removal of tech and cyber security occupations from the list caused concern among the local IT sector.
Offshoring can be a solution to Australia’s skills crisis — but only if done well
Offshoring shouldn’t be discounted when you’re trying to find solutions to your people gaps.
Struggling with the talent shortage? Here are six ways to embrace “expertship” within your business
Here are six key things businesses can do to harness the power of their existing talent and embrace “expertship” in a bid to win the war on talent and shortages.
Here’s what operations managers, marketing leaders, and product managers are paid in Australia
Australia's senior business consultants, marketing managers, and product experts enjoy some of the highest median salaries in the world, according to a new report.
Home Affairs Minister calls for cybersecurity migration visas
Clare O'Neill said in a lengthy Twitter thread that a migration program incorporating sponsorship for people with cybersecurity skills is critical.
Seven implications of ‘the war for talent’, according to a panel of SMEs
The staffing dramas of SMEs are well known. Speak to practically any business owner and they’ll bend your ear about it.
‘Poor-performing businesses are driven out’: Danielle Wood opens Jobs Summit with call to maintain full employment
Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wood opened the hotly-anticipated Jobs Summit with a rousing keynote speech declaring full employment should be "our economic lodestar".
