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
Read more20 March 2025
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
Read more19 March 2025
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
Read more19 March 2025
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
Read more14 March 2025
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
Read more12 March 2025
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
Read more11 March 2025
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
Read more11 March 2025
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
Read more25 February 2025
United call for labour hire regulator in ag sector
Unions and business have united to urge beefed up oversight of employment practices in Australia’s agriculture sector.
A report commissioned by Woolworths and the
Read more24 February 2025