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Australia / Unemployment Rate up at 5.8% near post-crisis high
Australia’s jobless rate rose to 5.8% in November, edging closer to a post-financial crisis high and posing a challenge for the country’s conservative government. Unemployment surged to the top of the political agenda Wednesday as General Motors Co. GM -0.10% said it would cease all production in Australia from 2017, resulting in more than 2,900 … Continue reading
Higher Education in Australia / India 2nd largest supplier of overseas students
India has emerged as the 2nd largest supplier of higher education students for Australian universities, according to latest data. The number of Indian students to undertake higher education in Australia has witnessed growth this year with total enrolments reaching over 15,800 during the period of January-October as compared to 12,062 last year. The data indicated … Continue reading
Qantas / To slash 1,000 jobs
Lower demand, a strong Australian dollar and steep fuel costs have put pressure on the airline and Qantas said conditions were expected to remain volatile next year. The airline expects to post pre-tax losses of between 250 million (£138m) and 300 million dollars (£165.5m) for the six months to December 31. Qantas is trying to … Continue reading
Australia / Tax Office to shed 900 jobs
The Australian Taxation Office will cut 900 jobs in the next seven months, staff were told late on Wednesday The Tax Office’s 25,000 workers across Australia were informed by email to expect redundancies as efficiency dividends by the previous Labor government and mandated by the Coalition began to bite. The move paves the way for … Continue reading
Australia / Some work too much while other not enough
Australians are working seven hours a week of unpaid overtime, three hours more than the same study found in 2009. Half of the nation’s workers did not take all of their leave last year Continue reading
Points-Based Immigration Systems in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom
The individual country surveys reveal that Australia operates a hybrid system for skilled migration that involves employer sponsorship and a points-based visa program that was revised in 2012. The UK’s points-based program, introduced in 2003, provides for five different immigrant tiers. Canada uses a points-based selection process for its Federal Skilled Workers Program, which is one of several programs within its “economic class” of immigration Continue reading
Australia / From vocational education to university: it depends
A report found this was not because such courses were inappropriate for vocational graduates but because they were dominated by universities that did not embrace them Continue reading
Australia / Unemployment rate at 5.7 per cent, from from 5.6, as participation rate remains seven-year low
The ABS has revised September’s jobless figure from 5.6 per cent to 5.7 per cent, meaning the jobless rate has held effectively held steady for the past two months Continue reading
The hidden jobs market in Australia / At least 50% of jobs are not advertised
‘The hidden jobs market is big and very active in Australia. Many positions vacant are never advertised and are filled through informal or formal networks,’ said Nick Deligiannis, managing director of Hays in Australia and New Zealand. ‘The statistics vary, but the consensus seems to be that at least 50% of jobs are not advertised,’ … Continue reading
Anti-Poverty Week / The best solution is job creation
Today marks the beginning of – Anti-Poverty Week – in Australia and elsewhere Continue reading
Australian / Jobless rate dropped to 5.6 percent from 5.8 percent, but not a good news
Australia’s unemployment rate unexpectedly declined in September, adding to evidence a two-year interest rate cutting cycle is boosting demand. The jobless rate dropped to 5.6 percent from 5.8 percent, the statistics bureau said in Sydney today. That compares with the median estimate for unemployment to hold steady in a Bloomberg News survey of 26 economists. … Continue reading
Telstra / To cut 1100 jobs
Telstra will cut around 1100 jobs from its operation business by June next year, around 6 per cent of its operations staff. Continue reading
Australia / To expand Pacific seasonal work program
The new Liberal-National Coalition government in Australia is likely to expand the country’s seasonal worker program for the Pacific Continue reading
Australia / Unemployment rises to a four-year high at 5.8%
The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high in August as jobs fell by 10,800 Continue reading
Australia’s Truckers / Twelve percent of the workforce is aged 60 years or older
With nearly half of the transport and logistics workforce aged 45 years or older, strategies are needed to transfer their knowledge and attract new entrants, the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) says Continue reading
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