Employment
Unemployed and unreported: China cancels youth jobless data after hitting record high
A Chinese professor last month said the country’s true youth jobless rate may have been close to 50 per cent in March.
- by Laurie Chen
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Why the time is ripe for women to ask for a pay rise
Women’s participation in the workforce is growing, giving them the power to demand higher wages.
- by Kris Grant
The great employment divide: How job prospects vary across south-east Qld
With the state’s unemployment rate at near-historic lows, new data shows which south-east areas are faring better than others – and which jobs are in high demand.
- by Matt Wade
How the changing workforce is forcing a rethink of Brisbane suburbs
Will Brisbane’s urban planning keep up with a seismic shift in employment practices, turbocharged by the pandemic?
- by Cameron Atfield
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Jobs
We reached the spending cliff – but the jobs cliff awaits
Conventionally, a slowdown in the economy would have triggered companies to shed staff, but convention is being challenged by a counter-trend – staff hoarding.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Telstra to axe almost 500 jobs in cost-cutting drive
Australia’s largest telco informed staff of proposed job cuts on Wednesday, marking the first major round of redundancies during chief Vicki Brady’s tenure.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Jobs
A challenge for new RBA governor: Unemployment and suicide are directly linked
Our new research exposes the devastating impact of joblessness. We must rethink the notion of an “acceptable” jobless rate, or more people will die at the altar of low inflation.
- by Jo-An Occhipinti and Ian Hickie
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AI
Artificial intelligence reshaping the jobs market in Australia’s biggest cities
There were 756 jobs ads across Australia that referenced AI skills in 2012. By 2021, there were 20,505.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Jobs
After my daughter’s unpaid cafe trial, I turned warrior mum
It takes a village, right? So if you’re employing young staff, don’t be an ass.
- by Jo Pybus
Millennial men look for greener, better-paid pastures
Australia missed the pandemic’s “great resignation”, but figures show a surge of mid-career workers, particularly men, switching jobs.
- by Shane Wright
From childcare to yoga instructors, non-compete clauses are becoming the norm
Research has found contracts designed to protect company secrets are affecting low-skilled industries too – and it’s threatening the entire economy.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Shane Wright