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Australia
Australia / Workers clinging to their jobs longer
New figures show people are staying in their jobs for longer, but not because the jobs market is in better shape Continue reading
Australia / Minimum Wage at $16 (video)
Autralia – the minimum wage is 16$ Continue reading
Australia / Defining full employment
More than anything else in the last hundred years, explanations of unemployment in capitalist economies and the related notion of full-employment have been at the heart of debate in macroeconomics Continue reading
Careers advice in Australia / 60 per cent of students would aspire to positions that only 20 per cent attain
CONFUSED schoolchildren are falling victim to a “patchy” careers advice system which inflates their expectations only to have them dashed 10 years later Continue reading
Australia / About 7000 mining jobs gone
ABOUT 7000 jobs have been lost from Queensland’s coal sector in the past 15 months, according to the industry Continue reading
Australia / WesTrac cuts 350 jobs
HEAVY machinery dealer WesTrac is cutting 350 jobs as part of a restructure in response to weaker demand from the resources industry Continue reading
Glencore-Xstrata / 450 jobs cut
GLOBAL mining giant Glencore-Xstrata has slashed 450 jobs from two of its central Queensland coal mines Continue reading
Australia / Coal miners jobs cut by Peabody and Glencore Xstrata
Peabody Energy Corp and Glencore Xstrata will cut around 500 mining jobs in Australia, a company official and trade publication says, as a global glut in coal supply pushes down prices Continue reading
Australia / 600 SA Health jobs cut
Australia. Health Minister Jack Snelling has told a parliamentary committee that 600 full time equivalent jobs would be axed over the next four years. Continue reading
Disabled in Australia / Maybe, but fully fit to work
Hundreds of thousands of people on the disability support pension who have some capacity to work should be given the support and incentives they need to enter or re-enter the workforce Continue reading
Australia / 1000 Finance Jobs Are Offshored Monthly
The financial services jobs market continues to struggle as the sector loses almost 1000 jobs a month to more cost effective offshore hubs, such as Asia and New Zealand Continue reading
Best jobs in the world / And the winners are six lucky contestants
Six lucky thrill seekers have been given what Tourism Australia has dubbed the “Best Jobs in the World” – which range from “Chief Funster” to “Outback Adventurer.” Continue reading
Australia / IT workers felling threatened by skilled migrants
Skilled migrants entering Australia are causing IT workers to feel threatened in their jobs, according to a new survey. Nearly 1800 IT professionals were surveyed by recruitment firm Greythorn in the first quarter of this year, and more than one third were found to feel threatened by the amount of skilled workers entering the country. … Continue reading
Australia / Unexpected Job Gains as Unemployment Rate Falls
The number employed persons in Australia unexpectedly increased in May, owing to an increase in part-time employment, the latest report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday. The report also revealed a marginal dip in the unemployment rate. The number of employed persons rose 1,100 from a month earlier to 11.66 million in May. … Continue reading
Australia / Half of workers to quit in next five years
Australian businesses are facing a war to retain their top talent and will need a more modern approach to devices, working conditions and social media to keep their workers happy. Even though the unemployment figures sits at around 5.5 per cent and new job ads have fallen to their lowest level in years, two recently … Continue reading
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