The $9.35 billion casino company Crown has confirmed rumours of job cuts, as Victoria’s largest single-site, private-sector employer seeks a slice of the Sydney casino market. Sources close to Crown said redundancies were on the way for administration, marketing and back-office staff. It is believed the job losses are triggered by a desire to cut … Continue reading
AUSTRALIANS are dropping out of the workforce at unprecedented rates. Since the end of 2010, Bureau of Statistics figures show, two-thirds of the growth in the adult population has been among people who are neither employed nor unemployed, just sitting on the sidelines. New jobs figures yesterday show that in the past 18 months, the … Continue reading
Qantas to cut 400 jobs in Australia, 600 more in danger -media | Reuters Australian carrier Qantas will cut 400 jobs at its heavy maintenance base near Melbourne airport and 660 workers at another base are also at risk, media reports said on Tuesday. A Qantas spokeswoman confirmed a review of the carrier’s three existing … Continue reading
The slump in retail spending has claimed another victim, with Queensland-based WOW Audio Visual Superstores placed in the hands of receivers and managers. The company has about 500 employees, with 10 stores in Queensland and two in New South Wales, according to a statement from receivers and managers Ferrier Hodgson. WOW Audio Visual Superstores also has … Continue reading
RISING unemployment in Europe has driven an influx of Irish and British skilled migrants to labour-strapped pockets of the Australian economy in recent months, government figures show. But skilled migration from Greece, where unemployment topped 20 per cent in November, remains low as Australian recruiters target already strong labour streams from the British Isles. The … Continue reading
Victoria’s Department of Human Services plans to cut 500 jobs as part of a major restructure. The state government announced in December that 3,600 jobs would be cut from the public service over the next two years. The ABC has obtained a letter from DHS which states it plans to contribute to that plan by … Continue reading
JOB cuts at Qantas could have a devastating effect on communities surrounding Victoria’s two major airports, union officials have warned. Australian Workers Union state secretary Cesar Melhem said Brimbank, Hume, Moonee Valley and Melton supplied the bulk of Qantas workers to Tullamarine Airport, while Avalon Airport attracted many of its workers from Wyndham. Qantas chief … Continue reading