Job Vacancies Across Australia Reach a Record High
Data collected in the weeks leading up to the current outbreak of the Omicron variant has highlighted that job vacancies in Australia are at a level that’s higher than ever before. The recently published figures complied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), illustrate that the number of vacancies reached fresh highs in November 2021. […]
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 […]
Job Adds Across Australia Dropped By 5.5 Percent in December 2021
Businesses across Australia chose to take to the labour market with caution during the month of December as job ads fell as a result of the rising case numbers, and the Omicron-induced economic uncertainty that accompanied them. ANZ published the results of its monthly job ads index on Wednesday, which showed the rate of jobs […]
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 […]
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Dropped In Latest Lockdown As People Gave Up Looking For Work
The unemployment rate across Australia has dropped during the latest wave of lockdowns, as a large number of unemployed Australians simply gave up looking for work. Australia’s unemployment rate dropped from 4.9 percent in June to 4.6 percent in July. These figures have been recorded despite there only being an extra 2,200 extra people becoming […]
The Legal Consequences Of The High Courts Casual Employee Decision
The High Court of Australia has decided to unanimously uphold an appeal from recruitment company WorkPac against a 2020 Federal Court decision, ruling that WorkPac’s former employee, Robert Rossato, was in fact classed as a casual employee at law. In May 2020, the Full Federal Court ruled that casual employees who work stable, regular hours with […]
Greater Sydney Lockdown Set To Result 300,000 Job Losses
The significant amount of economic damaged caused by the covid-19 outbreak in Sydney is starting to show up in the national employment data, and is unfortunately beginning to spill over into over states. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) illustrate that across Australia, women are losing jobs at a faster rate than […]
Australia’s Unemployment Rate Drops Under 5 Percent For The First Time In A Decade
According to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia’s unemployment rate has dropped to 4.8 percent, with just under 30,000 jobs being created in the month of June 2021. These figures indicate that the nation’s unemployment rate has now declined for eight consecutive months, taking the unemployment rate to its lowest level in […]
Employee Overtime Increased By 33 Percent In 2020
Recently published research has highlighted that overtime work increased in 33 percent of businesses across Australia over the last 12-month period. 59 percent of non-award staff were unpaid for their extra hours. Only 13 percent managed to decrease overtime over the past 12 months. Of those 33 percent of Australian business that increased overtime, 20 […]
Casual Workers Across Australia Are Left in Financial Limbo During Covid Lockdowns
Once again, a number of Australia’s biggest cities have been placed under new lockdowns, as a consequence of this, hundreds of thousands of casual workers across the country have been left without an income thus giving them an uncertain and anxious future. Some casual workers will receive a $500 crisis payment if their city’s lockdown […]