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Australia / Minimum wage to rise by $15.80 a week
Australia’s 1.5 million lowest-paid workers will get a modest $15.80 a week pay rise that has pleased no one. Business groups and unions say the increase is a blow to small and medium-sized businesses and workers alike, with the ACTU saying it amounts to $1.80 a day or a loaf of bread. The Fair Work … Continue reading
Australia / Queensland / Cuts in public service jobs reaches 14,000
WITH a month to go until the end of the financial year, the Newman Government has achieved its goal to reduce the public service by 14,000. A Public Service Commission spokeswoman said yesterday that 10,032 offers of redundancy had been made since July, and 9189 employees had accepted. “Almost 400 of those employees are still … Continue reading
Australia / Ford to cut 1,200 jobs
Car manufacturer Ford announced today it will stop making vehicles in Australia in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in 1925. Ford Australia chief executive Bob Graziano made the announcement as he revealed a loss of 141 million Australian dollars ($136 million) after tax in the last financial … Continue reading
Australia / Unions call for minimum wage rise
Unions have called for a $30 weekly pay rise for minimum wage workers, but a business group is calling the proposal reckless. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) is hearing final submissions for its annual minimum wage deliberations in Melbourne on Tuesday. ACTU President Ged Kearney has called for a $30-a-week minimum wage hike. The proposal … Continue reading
(Update) Australia’s Best Jobs in World / Finalists Named
A BBC reporter from Afghanistan, travel photographer from Brazil and adventure tour guide from Canada are among the finalists heading Down Under to compete in the final stage of Tourism Australia’s Best Jobs in World contest. The 18 finalists from 12 countries will fly to Australia next month for a final round of challenges to … Continue reading
Australia / 50,100 jobs added unemployment down
The unemployment rate has confounded most economists by falling from 5.6 to 5.5 per cent. The Bureau of Statistics labour force survey estimates that 50,100 jobs were added in April, with 34,500 full-time positions and 15,600 part-time jobs created. Economist forecasts in a survey by Bloomberg centred on only 11,000 jobs being created which was … Continue reading
Australia / The IT skills crisis
Australia’s IT sector pours $42 billion into the economy every year. But industry groups say there’s nowhere near enough skilled workers to make that happen. They’re describing it as a skill crisis and say without more workers, Australia will lose business to innovators overseas. Transcript ELIZABETH JACKSON: Australia’s IT (information technology) sector has warned that … Continue reading
Australia / NSW expects 30,000 care jobs by 2018
It is estimated that the growth in the state’s disability sector will create more than 30,000 new jobs by 2018. The new jobs will come from government investments and the national disability insurance scheme. NSW Disabilities Minister Andrew Constance launched another advertising blitz on Wednesday aimed at encouraging job seekers to consider the community care … Continue reading
Australia / Is it wise to insist that everyone complete year 12?
A significant number of young Australians can’t stand school and many people are ill suited to a university education. So is it wise to insist that everyone complete year 12? Should we be encouraging ever more young people to get an uni degree? Do we need a complete overhaul of vocational education and apprenticeships? Paul … Continue reading
Australia / Mining / Newcrest axes jobs
Australia’s mining sector is facing more job losses and a halt on investment after Newcrest Mining flagged cuts to its workforce. After last week’s dramas when the gold price plummeted at record rates to two-year lows, Newcrest revealed a sharp nearly one-third jump in its costs from a year ago. The company, Australia’s largest goldminer … Continue reading
Western Australia / Skilled overseas workers still needed
The resources sector in Western Australia is moving from a construction to operational phase but high levels of new workers are still needed this year and next, including skilled workers from overseas, a new report has found. According to the 2013 State Growth Outlook Study from The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, … Continue reading
Australia / Most jobs added in almost 13 years
Australian monthly jobs growth hit a near 13-year high in February, an “extraordinary” result that helped keep the unemployment rate steady and eased pressure on the central bank to cut rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 71,500 jobs were created last month, smashing forecasts for a rise of 10,000 and the biggest jump since … Continue reading
Australia’s Best Jobs in World / 150,000 people from 200 countries
MORE than 150,000 people from nearly 200 countries have applied for jobs which involve waking kangaroos and attending VIP parties since Australia launched its latest tourism campaign last week. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor via 150,000 people from 200 countries want Tourism Australia’s Best Jobs in World | The Australian. Related Post The ‘Best … Continue reading
Australia / Vocational Qualifications System: the National Skills Standards Council has released a Position Paper
The National Skills Standards Council was commissioned by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Ministers from all jurisdictions to undertake a broad ranging review of the standards for the regulation of vocational education and training, focusing on issues of quality. Since commencing the review in June 2012, the Council has taken a consultative approach to the … Continue reading
The ‘Best Job In The World’ rides again
Tourism Australia is hiring again with their marketing campaign to give winning contestants the six ‘Best jobs in the world’. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor via The ‘Best Job In The World’ is Back.
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