WHILE trends towards temporary workers, skilled
migration and work/life balance are not new, they are
among the changes expected to play a greater role in the
future workplace, according to the latest research from
recruiter Hays.
With the annual end-of-year summer party season
underway, employers might spare a thought for the risks
posed to their organisations by staff members arriving
at work still under the influence of alcohol or illicit
mind-altering substances after an indulgent night out.
THE great Australian tradition of taking a sickie is
still alive and well, according to the results of a
survey by recruitment and human resources firm Talent2.
FALLING oil prices, better aviation services and a
weaker dollar are expected to bring an influx of
overseas tourists into the country in the next decade.
FOR the resources sector, this might be the best of
times: soaring prices leading to huge profits for
companies and spiralling pay rates for employees.
PREPARATION for the job market, not university study,
should be the focus of the state's school system, new
Education Department chief Chris Robinson says.
AUSTRALIAN mining faces a "serious challenge" in hiring
an estimated 70,000 new workers by 2015 -- many of whom
would be non-professionals -- according to a report out
yesterday.
AUSTRALIA has one of the lowest rates of female
workforce participation in the developed world - and the
expensive, frustrating, unworkable system of childcare
is to blame.
Looking for a new career will be the new year's
resolution of thousands of Sydney workers. A survey has
revealed that more than 70 per cent of employees are
thinking about changing jobs in 2007.
Despite the overwhelming popularity of TV medical dramas
such as Grey's Anatomy, All Saints and ER, there's a
real-life shortage of doctors and nurses in Australia.
AUSTRALIA needs to continue to develop its own talent,
and grow the graduate base of the country by increasing
intake numbers across many disciplines, particularly
engineering, says Deborah Coakley, of human resources
group Alexander Mann.
BOSSES will be able to stand down workers in low-demand
times and staff will be able to cash out unused sick
leave under the second round of changes to workplace
laws announced today.
More than half of Australia's employees are obtaining
their information on industrial-relations changes from
the media instead of their employers, a survey has
found.
WORKERS will be able to cash out unused sick leave under
the second round of changes designed to soften the
effect of John Howard's workplace laws before next
year's election.
ANALYSTS at recruitment firm Hays are predicting
Australian wages will rise out of proportion to employee
experience over the next decade as businesses compete to
secure staff.
EXPERIENCED teachers received pay rises worth only 5 per
cent over eight years, while their newest colleagues
enjoyed a 30per cent increase, giving Australian
teachers one of the flattest pay scales in the OECD.
