Significant wage increases have resulted from the Same Job, Same Pay initiatives - Newsreel

Same Job Same Pay drives ‘significant’ wage impact

The Federal Government’s Same Job, Same Pay laws have driven significant wage increases, according to new research by the McKell Institute. A new report, Closing
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Real wages are lifting across the OECD - Newsreel

Real wages growing across most countries

The OECD says that real wages are growing in most member countries as company profits lose ground and employment growth decelerates. A policy paper released today said
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Unretirement trend begins to slow down

The trend of older people returning to the workforce slowed in February as the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent. Australian Bureau of
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Debating skills and leadership success go hand in hand - Newsreel

Debating skills key to corporate leadership success

People with ambitions to climb the corporate ladder have been advised to learn debating skills. New research from MIT has found that people who train as debaters are
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Nearly one in three employees are working remotely - Newsreel

Nearly one in three employees working remotely

More than 30 percent of the workforce is working remotely, a jump from 23 percent in just five years. Executive Vice President of payroll organisation ADP International
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Focus on gender equality in male-dominated industries

Many of Australia’s peak business bodies and unions have been funded to deliver programs to support gender equality in the workplace. Federal Minister for Women Katy
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Woman tired after housework. | Newsreel

Gender equality improving but gaps remain

Australia has improved its global ranking for gender equality and is now sitting at 24, according to the latest Status of Women Report Card. The report details Australia
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Accents another barrier for women in workforce

Women with foreign accents, particularly Russian speakers, are perceived as less employable in Australia, according to a new study. The Australian National University
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Job vacancies jump for first time since 2022

Job vacancies rose for the first time in more than two years in the final quarter of last year. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Labour Statistics Bjorn
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Trainee doctors. | Newsreel

More guidance needed on future medical workforce

A lack of insight into the required make-up of Australia’s future medical workforce has sparked a call for a new national planning body. The Australian Medical
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