Recent Lockdowns Resulted in The Loss of 378,000 Jobs
According to recently published figures compiled by The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the data shows that 378,000 positions of employment were lost during the September 2021 quarter at the height of the lockdowns that were implemented in NSW, ACT and Victoria. Out of all the jobs that were lost 308,000 were considered to be […]
Australians Encouraged to Check Eligibility For $750 Covid-19 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is encouraging Australian workers to check their eligibility for the Covid-19 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment, as the Omicron variant soars through the community, setting new records for the number of daily cases seen in every state and territory across the country. The $750 payment is available for eligible persons for […]
Wage Growth Continues to Increase Across Australia
Wage growth figures across Australia have continued to rise closer to the levels recorded prior to the start of the covid-19 pandemic. This trend has occurred despite covid lockdowns still occurring across most of the eastern cost of Australia during the September quarter when the data was collected. The latest figures published by the Australian […]
Unpaid Overtime Has Increased During the Covid-19 Pandemic
A recent report has shown that the number of Australians working unpaid overtime has increased significantly during the covid-19 pandemic. The report can reveal that unpaid workers are missing out on an average $230 a week or $460 each fortnight. Across the country Australians are working an average of 6.1 hours of unpaid work each […]
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) an extra 138,000 jobs were lost during the month of September 2021. This means that Australia’s unemployment rate increased up to 4.6 percent, from 4.5 percent, with another dramatic deterioration in the participation rate the main reason why the unemployment rate did not jump further. Australia’s participation rate hit a […]
Australian Government Introduces New Casual Employment Laws
The Australian Government has announced that businesses who have long-term casual staff might soon be hit with fines exceeding $66,000, if they don’t offer them permanent positions. Since Monday 27th September, employers across the country must begin contacting casual staff who have been employed for at least 12 months, with a written offer to convert […]
Abuse Towards Retail Staff Increases In Sydney During Lockdown
Newly published data has shown that abuse towards retail staff in Sydney has skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic. Threats, violence and verbal abuse has increased by almost 80 percent in some parts of Sydney over the past 12 months. The research indicates that the abuse has been the most frequent to occur in areas in […]
Australian Workers Being Unpaid for Overtime Has Surged
Recently published research can reveal that up to 70 percent of Australian workers are working unpaid overtime. This comes as Australia experiences a surge in unpaid work as a result of hybrid working arrangements brought about by the covid-19 pandemic. The research illustrates that Australians are on average working 7.3 unpaid hours per week. This […]
Number of Long-Term Unemployed Australians Has Increased By 39 Percent Over the Past Year
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released on Thursday 29th April illustrate that long-term unemployment in Australia is at the highest it has been in over 26 years with more than 244,000 people out of work for at least 12 months or more. The number of long-term unemployed Australians has risen by almost […]
70,700 New Job Were Added to The Australian Workforce in March 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced that almost 71,000 new jobs were added to the Australian workforce between February and March 2021. The total hours worked has also returned to the same levels that were recorded prior to the covid-19 pandemic. These figures are also illustrating hat there is a big increase in […]