Employment
Employment program for new refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers haven’t had the best image in the media lately. They’re called everything from boat people to......
No clear home for skills of laid-off Fairfax printing workers
With all the discussion surrounding the impacts of the Fairfax shakeup on journalism, one group of workers hasn’t received as......
Too many teachers, not enough jobs
Queensland is one of the states which attracts future students to go and do their studies. Despite this fact, the......
Media jobs go off-shore
Over eight hundred journalists went on strike yesterday as Fairfax announced a proposal for the off-shoring of over sixty sub-editing......
Are Enterprise Migration Agreement’s even needed?
Enterprise Migration Agreements and the use of 457 temporary migration visas have been a hot topic this week since the......
Secret foreign worker agreement with Rhinehart generates confusion
The Labor Caucus this morning passed a resolution to apply more scrutiny to deals with big companies to bring in......
Minimum wage rise debate muddied by unclear arguments
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has gone before Fair Work Australia to argue their case for a 26 dollar-a-week......
Indigenous jobs scheme a success but no silver bullet: researchers
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has today come out signing the praises of his Australian Employment Covenant, saying that over 10......
‘Tough welfare’ report card
Changes to Newstart job search requirements have resulted in more people having their payments suspended. Of particular concern is the......
Future of manufacturing industry looking grim, experts say.
Today the Toyota Manufacturing plant in Altona,Victoria began to lay off 350 of its employees. Union representatives are disappointed by......