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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

Migrant workers failing to recover unpaid wages

Migrant workers are struggling to recover unpaid wages due to court process complexity and lack of affordable legal support. The Migrant Justice Institute (MJI) said,

Younger workers are struggling to fit in

Younger employers are having difficulty fitting in at work as employment stretches across more generational groups. A study by the American Psychological Association

40,000 work years lost to illness each year

Australia is losing more than 40,000 “work years” each year as a result of work-related injury, disease and mental health conditions. A new “Working Years Lost”

Billions of untapped potential in migrant workers

Queensland’s skills shortage would be eased and the economy boosted by almost $2 billion if existing migrant workers were employed based on their qualifications, a new

Australian unemployment rate below OECD average

Australia’s unemployment rate is well below the average global rate, according to the latest OECD data. Analysis, released this week, of the 38 countries in the

Unemployment rate drops to 4.0 percent

Thousands of Australians returned to work in May as the national unemployment rate fell to 4.0 percent. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that

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