The Prime Minister said the Jobs and Skills Summit would be “focused on lifting wages and lifting profits in a way that doesn’t put pressure on inflation”.
Read more here: https://www.skynews.com.au/
Skilled migration needs overhaul: report
Australia’s “needlessly complex” skilled migration system should be revamped to ensure the nation can attract the workers it needs to sustain a strong labour market, a new report has found.
Read more here: https://au.news.yahoo.com/
National Skills Week highlights Australia’s massive need for skilled workers
With National Skills Week just around the corner (22 to 28 August) it is critical that school leavers, job seekers, parents and career changers are informed of what the jobs of the future are and what are the most critical skills shortages and job needs are in Australia.
Read more here: https://neoskosmos.com/en/
The preliminary agenda for Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit has arrived
The five broad themes of the upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit have been laid out by the Treasury, giving industry groups, unions, and lawmakers a concrete understanding of the key issues under debate at next month’s landmark meeting.
Read more here: https://www.smartcompany.com.
The shape of Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit is becoming clearer as business groups call for industry diversification and IR reform
The shape and composition of the federal government’s landmark Jobs and Skills Summit is becoming clearer, with leading employment groups declaring their focus on migration, productivity, industrial relations reform, and eliminating workplace discrimination.
Read more here: https://www.smartcompany.com.
Government misstep in ignoring unis in skills agency
The Albanese government has made an error of judgement by overlooking universities in its new workforce forecasting agency, which is likely to result in a wrongly skewed understanding of the prevalence of trades in the economy’s skills mix.
Read more here: https://www.afr.com/work-and-
Swinburne faces legal action over unpaid wages
Swinburne University is facing legal action over “extreme tactics” employed against teachers taking industrial action as part of a pay rise dispute.
Read more here: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/
Union calls for compulsory training of Australians as condition for ‘migrant hires’
Country might be a ‘Saudi-style guest worker economy’ if left untreated, says union
Read more here: https://www.hcamag.com/au/
Spotlight on WA’s Training Awards finalists
Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery today announced the finalists for the 2022 WA Training Awards.
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Australia not spared as APAC region to lose 63 million jobs to automation: forecast
Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester.
Read more here: https://itwire.com/it-people-