The unemployment rate in South Australia has dropped to an unprecedented record low of 3.9 percent for the month of December 2021. These figures provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) demonstrate that the current jobless rate in South Australia is the lowest it has ever been since monthly records commenced in 1978.
“South Australia’s strong health outcomes and strong government support for business have delivered the lowest unemployment rate since monthly records began, which is further proof of the Marshall Liberal Government’s strong stewardship of the state’s economy,” said Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni.
“The fact that 30,400 more South Australians are in employment than 12 months ago is a result of the Marshall Government’s management of the economy throughout covid-19, resulting in our state having the fastest growing economy in the nation,” continued Mr. Pisoni.
Over the past two months South Australia has recorded the highest number of people in jobs on record.
South Australia’s youth unemployment rate has also dropped to a record low of 7.3 percent. This much lower when compared with a national youth unemployment rate of 9.4 percent.
South Australia’s youth employment is at its highest level in 31 years with 144,700 people aged between 15 and 25 currently employed. Youth unemployment is the lowest on record since records began in 1986, and lowest of all states and territories.
“The fact South Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment in the nation is an excellent sign for future growth as young people spurn moving interstate and stay in SA to take advantage of the growing opportunities,” says Mr. Pisoni.
The ABS data also outlined there was a record employment for South Australian females, with the unemployment rate at a low 3.2 percent.
Fair Work Ombudsman Recovers $18,952 in wages for Adelaide Cleaners
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has revealed that it has recently recovered $18,952 after a probe into 17 commercial contract cleaning businesses in Adelaide.
Just under $20,000 in wages has been recovered for 29 cleaners around Adelaide.
Ten of those companies which were investigated after anonymous tip-offs, customer enquiries or requests for help from the FWO were found to have breached workplace laws.
During the investigation, inspectors conducted interviews with the cleaners, employers and managers, reviewed records, observed work practices and noted staff numbers.
The companies investigated had provided cleaning to shopping centres, among other sites.
Seven of the 10 companies which breached workplace laws had underpaid employees, two had underpaid employees and failed to meet pay slip and record-keeping requirements and one other had breached the pay slip and record-keeping laws.
In a statement published by the FWO said the most common breaches were failures to pay penalty rates, underpayment of minimum hourly rates and failure to keep employee records.
Eight compliance notices were issued, requiring those employers to rectify underpayments, which recovered $18,662.
The largest back payment from one business was $7,852 for nine employees.
Four of the infringement notices were also issued for pay slip and record-keeping breaches. These resulted in a total of $888 in fines.