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Unemployment rises as people reactivate job ambitions

People who were previously not looking for work started moving back into the workforce as the job market tightened in August. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to

Half of the workforce are overqualified for their jobs

By Inga Lass Close to half of Australians believe they have more education than their job requires, a dynamic that is associated with lower job and life satisfaction. A

Loosening jobs market curbs impact of minimum wage lift

An easing of Australia’s labour shortage has kept downward pressure on wages and prevented a blow-out from the minimum wage increase. The CommBank Wage and Labour

New minimum pay rates start for gig workers

On-demand delivery workers will be required to be paid a minimum pay rate of at least $31.30 under new rules that take effect this week. The new minimum standards cover

Homeless population reaches 122,000 in Australia

More than 122,000 people are homeless in Australia with women and children the most affected, according to The Salvation Army. Contrary to common perceptions, rough

Pension rules stifling incentive to work longer

Older Australians who want to earn extra money are being penalised by inflexible Age Pension rules, according to industry super fund HESTA. SuperEd research,

Less people changing jobs but few company ‘lifers’

Fewer people are changing jobs regularly but the days of spending most of your career with a single organisation appear to be over. The latest Australian Bureau of

Older workers flocking back to the jobs market

People aged 55-64 have made a big return to the labour force as rising demand for jobs keeps the unemployment rate above four percent. Australian Bureau of Statistics

Workers changing jobs less often has an economic impact

By Peter Siminski and Christopher Carter The share of Australian workers who change employers in a given year has decreased a lot. In fact, this rate has more than

A third of workers taking mental exhaustion leave

Burnout is taking its toll on the Australian workforce, with more than a third of workers taking time off over the past 12 months due to mental exhaustion. New research

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