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Job vacancies down, household wealth up in ABS data

Job vacancies have dropped by 2.7 percent, while total household wealth jumped by the same rate, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. The

Cheap eats target of Fair Work inspectors’ Queensland blitz

Restaurants and cafés in Brisbane and Cairns are in the crosshairs of the Fair Work Ombudsman this week with a series of surprise inspections underway. Fair Work

Employment rate steady despite loss in full-time jobs

Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady in August, despite a drop of more than 41,000 in people employed full-time. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of

Thousands of Aussies ditching their second jobs

The number of Australians with a side hustle fell in the June quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest data showed the number of

Great Resignation makes way for The Big Stay

By Georgina Pacor Just a few years ago, HR leaders were navigating the chaos of the “Great Resignation” – a mass exodus of talent that reshaped hiring

Victorians rush to have say on work from home laws

The Victorian Government’s push to enshrine in law the right for employees to work from home at least two days a week has sparked one of the largest public responses

Teacher stress soars past national workforce norm

Australian teachers are working at stress levels which are three times what is normal in the national workforce. A new study, which researchers say is the first to

Seven Australian business facts with a Taylor Swift twist

The latest data dump from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has thrown up some interesting facts about the state of the country’s business sector, including

This Christmas your new job is in the mail

Thousands of new jobs are being advertise by Australia Post as the national postal service gears up for the Christmas period. Australia Post Executive General Manager,

The long ‘to do’ list from the economic roundtable

By Michelle Grattan As Jim Chalmers was navigating his economic reform roundtable, his colleague Mark Butler on Wednesday took a dive from the 10-metre board into the

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