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Korea faces big challenges from low birth rates

Korea is facing major economic and social challenges as its birth rate plummets to the lowest in the world and pet strollers outsell baby prams. A report from the OECD,

Net zero to drive some positive job trends

The global movement towards net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 is likely to have a relatively positive impact on employment, a new OECD assessment concludes. The 2024

Unemployment rate remains over 4 percent

Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent in June. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the seasonally adjusted rate rose by less than 0.1

High-flier bosses getting away with abuse

Workers are reluctant to call out the behaviour of abusive bosses if the leader is considered a high performer. Researchers from Ohio State University’s Fisher College

More Aussies staying in current job

Australia’s workforce has become more settled, with the amount of people changing jobs back to pre-COVID levels. The latest job mobility data, released today by the

Risk and reward in AI workplace monitoring

Businesses using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor employees’ behaviour and productivity can expect them to complain more, be less productive and want to quit

Manufacturing workers can now vote to leave CFMEU

The manufacturing members of the Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) can now vote to leave the parent organisation after legislation was passed in

Multi-faceted approach needed in skills transition

New research has identified key insights into transitioning jobs and skills from the current energy sector to the emerging renewables landscape. Commissioned by

Working holiday visas on the rise again

Young people on working holiday visas are returning to Australia en masse after numbers dwindled dramatically during the pandemic. An OECD report on regional migration

The secret of effective online meetings unlocked

During the COVID-19 pandemic, workers had to make a quick transition to online video meetings. And very quickly they faced a dilemma. Do you look at the other person on

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