Non-trade apprentice numbers down more than 20%
The number of apprentices in training dropped by almost nine percent in the most recent reporting.
The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education
Read more9 October 2024Employment
Hiring patterns changing to address talent drought
Companies are changing the way they hire staff for technology jobs to overcome a chronic global shortage of qualified people.
The OECD’s Bridging Talent Shortages in
Read more2 October 2024
Have we squandered our best change opportunity?
By Shane Rodgers
Just for a moment everything seemed possible. Overnight, companies learned to use technology to allow their knowledge economy workers to live a
Read more1 October 2024
Lighting helps reduce negative impact of shift work
Linking exposure to light to the body’s circadian rhythm may help mitigate the ill-effects of shift work.
A research team at Flinders University found that
Read more30 September 2024
Queensland bucks national job vacancies trend
The Queensland labour market tightened in August, as the rest of the country saw a continued fall in job vacancies.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Read more26 September 2024
33,000 more jobs set to power energy transition
Electrical jobs are predicted to double in five years, with calls to lift training and diversity in the sector to overcome a skills shortage.
A new report from the
Read more26 September 2024
Workplace fortunes of women on the rise
Signs are emerging that the dominance of women in higher education is finally flowing through to income.
The Financial Times reported this week that, in the United
Read more26 September 2024
Global robot population growing rapidly
The number of industrial robots in the world has more than tripled in the past 10 years with half a million new units coming online in the last year alone.
The latest
Read more26 September 2024
Volunteering did not recover from economic downturn
Falling rates of volunteering has been blamed on economic conditions and changed behaviours following the 2008 global financial crisis.
United States-based research, led
Read more23 September 2024
Reduced mobile phone use boosts work motivation
Reducing mobile phone use by one hour a day can have a major impact on well-being and how motivated people are at work.
Research released this week by the Mental Health
Read more19 September 2024