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News & Views
NEWS: Proposed education reforms spark unrest
Universities have expressed serious concern over the NSW government’s proposed new HSC benchmarks for teachers.
Minimum wage rise: boon to workers, but not to businesses
Australia’s national minimum wage has risen by $26 a week, increasing from $544 to $569.90 per week, to come into effect July 1.
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Disability not a disadvantage in the workplace
When looking to fill vacant positions, businesses want to hire the best possible candidate. Often this means that people with disability are overlooked in favour of those who may appear to be more fit and able.
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Salaries set to rise with strengthening economy
About half of employers are planning to increase their workers’ salaries by up to six per cent, and nearly one in 10 are willing to consider a 10 per cent rise, according to the latest Hays annual salary guide.
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How to deal with workplace bullying
Workplace bullying is more common than many people realise, with WorkSafe’s annual research consistently showing that 14 per cent of Victorian workers had experienced bullying.
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Women are more positive than men about business prospects
Australia’s businesswomen are more positive about their business prospects and are more likely to be anticipating significant business growth in 2011 than their male counterparts, according to research conducted for the quarterly Sensis Business Index.
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Widen your net to find the right employees
With Australia suffering from talent shortages in many industries and more competition for available qualified people, it is more important – but more difficult – than ever for employers to find the right talent to fill key positions.
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Talent shortage in trades, sales and engineering
Australia is in the grip of a major talent shortage with 45 per cent of employers having difficulty filling key positions in their organisations, according to the 2010 Manpower Talent Shortage Survey.
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Budget boosts trades and apprenticeships
The recently announced Federal Budget has delivered good news for trainees and apprentices, with $660 million to be spent on investment in skills and job creation, including 39 000 new training places for industries suffering skills shortages.
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Mining workers in demand
With the mining and resources industries leading the charge in Australia’s economic recovery, the shortage of workers in these areas is set to worsen.
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Changes to the Skilled Migration List targets only the highly skilled
Immigration and Citizenship minister, Senator Chris Evans, has put forward a newer, shorter Skilled Migration List (SOL) following advice provided by Skills Australia.
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