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Family and domestic violence leave now for all workers

Family and domestic violence leave now for all workers

New workplace changes mean employees of small businesses will be entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave.

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Pressure is building on the government to release key details about proposed changes to employment laws as businesses raise concerns over the policy.

Women, young people wanted to fill 70,000 rail jobs gap

Women, young people wanted to fill 70,000 rail jobs gap

Women, young people wanted to fill 70,000 rail jobs gap

Women, young people wanted to fill 70,000 rail jobs gap

Australia will need thousands more people working on rail over the next five years, with people holding digital skills, women and young workers in high demand.

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Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Workers made obsolete in the push from coal, oil and gas to clean energy should receive individual career support packages, a business-backed think tank says.

Casual workers offered path to permanent job security

Casual workers offered path to permanent job security

Thousands of casual employees will have the right to become permanent workers under legal changes to close an employment loophole.

Strong jobs market keeps pressure on interest rates

Strong jobs market keeps pressure on interest rates

The resilience of the jobs market continues to beat expectations and could be bad news for mortgage holders hoping for another pause on interest rate rises.

Staff want meaningful tasks to fill time saved by tech

Staff want meaningful tasks to fill time saved by tech

Employees want to spend the time saved by AI and automation on meaningful work instead of "demonstrative" meetings and emails just to prove they are on the job.

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Employees with disability tiny fraction of senior staff

Employees with disability tiny fraction of senior staff

Employees with disability tiny fraction of senior staff

Employees with disability tiny fraction of senior staff

Australia has one of the lowest employment rates for people with disability in the OECD and the Business Council believes the untapped talent is an opportunity.

Discrimination against female engineers rife: survey

Discrimination against female engineers rife: survey

Discrimination against female engineers rife: survey

Discrimination against female engineers rife: survey

Half of all female engineers have been discriminated against due to their gender while 22 per cent have been sexually harassed, a survey has revealed.

Childcare subsidy boost could worsen staff shortages

Childcare subsidy boost could worsen staff shortages

Childcare subsidy boost could worsen staff shortages

Childcare subsidy boost could worsen staff shortages

Parents are welcoming a lift to childcare subsidies but providers say increased demand will add pressure to existing staff shortages in the sector.

Disability employment providers to sharpen their act

Disability employment providers to sharpen their act

Disability employment providers to sharpen their act

Disability employment providers to sharpen their act

The federal government will work more closely with employment providers to lift the stagnant job rate of people with a disability.

Migrants describe barriers to finding work in Australia

Migrants describe barriers to finding work in Australia

Migrants describe barriers to finding work in Australia

Migrants describe barriers to finding work in Australia

Several migrants have opened up about their experience gaining employment in Australia after a report demonstrated the significant impact they could make.

Aviation engineer training academy set for take off

Aviation engineer training academy set for take off

Aviation engineer training academy set for take off

Aviation engineer training academy set for take off

Qantas and Aviation Australia will team up to deliver two engineer training academies and increase the number of highly-skilled workers entering the industry.

Crown pays out $1.2m in missing worker entitlements

Crown pays out $1.2m in missing worker entitlements

Crown pays out $1.2m in missing worker entitlements

Crown pays out $1.2m in missing worker entitlements

Crown has paid $1.2 million to almost 200 workers who were employed at its Melbourne and Perth casinos over a six-year period.

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Temps and casuals flock to permanent teaching roles

Almost 5500 casual and temporary NSW public school teachers have accepted offers to convert to permanent positions, with plans for even more.

Strong labour market puts more heat on interest rates

The jobless rate has fallen back and employment has jumped by much more than expected, bolstering the case for more interest rate hikes.

Executives' pay more than double the rate of inflation

Australian executives had pay rises amounting to more than double the rate of inflation in the past year due to a tight job market at the top end of town.

Kids turned away from childcare due to staff shortages

Hundreds of childcare centres have experienced such severe workforce strain that they had to turn away thousands of kids in need of care.

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Jobs in doubt as major Victorian road agencies merge

Mixed messages are being sent on the future of jobs within three Victorian road agencies after the state government announced a merger.

Coles sets aside another $25m to repay managers

Coles says it will set aside another $25m to repay salaried supermarket managers it inadvertently underpaid for years.

New enterprise wants mob to explore strange new worlds

Aboriginal businessman and managing director of Gunggandji Aerospace Daniel Joinbee wants more First Nations people to think about pursuing a career in space.

Budget boost for welfare payments is one step closer

Laws lifting the rate of JobSeeker by $40 a fortnight have been introduced to federal parliament.

'No jobs in the bush' myth busted but housing critical

The regional jobs market is booming at three times the metropolitan rate but the lack of housing, health care and education remains a major barrier.

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