Employment

Food delivery worker. | Newsreel

Robbery sparks call to boost rights for gig workers

The violent carjacking of a food delivery worker on the Gold Coast this week has renewed calls for extra protection for the nation’s gig workers. Transport Workers
Read more 10 October 2024
Apprentice using a computer. | Newsreel

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 more 9 October 2024
Tech skills shortages require changes in the way companies recruit - Newsreel

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 more 2 October 2024
Families found new connection opportunities during the COVID pandemic - Newsreel

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 more 1 October 2024
The right lighting has been found to mitigate the negative impact of shift work - Newsreel

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 more 30 September 2024
Help wanted sign | Newsreel

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 more 26 September 2024
Female electrician. | Newsreel

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 more 26 September 2024
The fortunes of young women are on the rise in the workplace - Newsreel

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 more 26 September 2024
Industrial robot numbers are growing rapidly - Newsreel

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 more 26 September 2024
Volunteering did not recover from GFC - Newsreel

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 more 23 September 2024