Jobs
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Australian employees fear becoming ‘digital dunces’
First 5000 | May 25, 2018An “alarming volume” of employees in the Asia Pacific region fear the prospect of becoming digital “dunces”, losing their relevance and being denied new career opportunities.
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Better wages and public services should come before tax cuts
Jim Stanford | May 11, 2018The Coalition government’s 2018 budget aims to cut personal income taxes for many Australians over the next several years, however reversing the recent, and unprecedented stagnation in wage growth is the real key to improving living standards.
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The future of employment in Australia
First 5000 | April 22, 2018A new report traces prospective changes in Australian employment, given scenarios of greater or lesser growth, up to 2024.
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Changing jobs: Supporting workers in dynamic labour markets
Andrew Charlton | March 31, 2018Career changes have become more frequent and job changes are increasingly commonplace in the modern economy. In the future, how we support workers through job transitions will be equally, if not more, important as preparing them for their first job.
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Why union red tape would strangle new jobs
Gideon Rozner | March 24, 2018Gideon Rozner argues that union demands for higher wages and more regulation of the ‘gig’ economy would cost jobs and reduce consumer options.
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COSBOA slams union plea for better contract conditions
Peter Strong | March 23, 2018Union demands for better contract conditions for workers will harm small businesses, says the CEO of the Council for Small Business Australia.
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Australians need a pay rise
Sally McManus | March 23, 2018In a wide ranging speech at the National Press Club, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus has called for better wages and contract terms for workers across Australia.
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Yes or no to regulation – The ‘gig economy’ debate
First 5000 | March 22, 2018The Australian Council for Trade Unions is calling for greater protection for workers in an increasingly deregulated and casualised labour market, while the Centre for Independent Studies warns that more rules will cut output and cost jobs.
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Jobs for New South Wales hits back at media jibes
First 5000 | March 13, 2018David Thodey, the under fire chairman of the Jobs for New South Wales fund, has moved to counter damaging media claims that the $190 million scheme created less than 500 jobs last year.