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Australia's low jobless rate masks a situation of widespread underemployment, new data has revealed.The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its once-a-year survey of employment, which disclosed that the number of people without work peaked ...
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Posted: Tuesday, 9 March 2010 12:31:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment, Labor market legislation
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Employment in Australia's transport and storage sector went up last month, according to new figures.A report by the Australian Industry Group, Commonwealth Bank and supported by markit found job numbers also increased in the personal and ...
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Posted: Tuesday, 9 March 2010 12:28:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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More Australian manufacturing jobs could be sent overseas in 2010, according to a leading industry organization.The Australian Industry Group (AIG) has claimed that the sector, which endured a difficult 12 months in 2009, will continue to struggle ...
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Posted: Friday, 8 January 2010 10:40:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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Employment levels increased in the Australian services sector in December, despite an overall decline in activity.That is according to the AIG/Commonwealth Bank Australia's performance of services employment sub-index, which rose by 2.1 per cent to ...
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Posted: Friday, 8 January 2010 10:38:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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The number of skilled job vacancies in the Australian labor market has risen this month, according to official government figures.The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' (DEEWR) vacancies index recorded an increase of 2.4 ...
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Posted: Thursday, 3 December 2009 4:54:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment, Global Employment
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By opting to put interest rates up yet again, the Reserve Bank of Australia could be placing jobs at risk, it has been claimed.As widely anticipated, the central bank has confirmed that it has voted in favour of a third consecutive increase, taking ...
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Posted: Thursday, 3 December 2009 4:37:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment, Global Employment
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Employment in Australia rose at a higher-than-expected rate in October, newly-published official figures show.Adding weight to signs that the national economy is accelerating out of its decline, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported ...
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Posted: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 1:40:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment, Kevin Rudd, Labor Government
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With a steady labour market, two consecutive interest rate rises by the Reserve Bank of Australia and a possible third rise predicted in December, workers may start to consider new job opportunities in order to secure the salary they need to cover ...
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Posted: Friday, 13 November 2009 9:11:00 AM
Filed under: Deb Loveridge, Labor market legislation, Randstad
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As unemployment eases, businesses face significant challenges in ensuring they have strong teams in place to position their businesses for growth, says Jane Adams, Group Director of specialist recruitment & HR services company, Randstad. ...
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Posted: Thursday, 12 November 2009 12:34:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment, Randstad's 2009 Employment Trends Report
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Specialist recruitment & HR services company, Randstad, continues to strengthen its industry leadership position, by rebranding its specialist education business, Select Education to Randstad Education. With over 10 years in the Australian and ...
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Posted: Thursday, 12 November 2009 12:34:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Education Recruitment, Employment, Randstad, Re-Branding
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Thousands of skilled engineers will be needed to help Australia's water industry cope with an expected skills shortage over the coming years, it has been suggested.With growing numbers of qualified engineers within the sector over the age of 50, the ...
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Posted: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 9:47:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment, Engineering Recruitment
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Despite recent improvements, unemployment across Australia is set to carry on growing over the short-term, the country's treasurer Wayne Swann has warned. Earlier this month, official figures released by the Australian government revealed that the ...
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Posted: Tuesday, 13 October 2009 6:02:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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The Australian treasury secretary has claimed that 100,000 jobs could be lost if the government cuts its fiscal spending too early.Ken Henry explained that the private sector was not strong enough to avoid an increase in unemployment if Kevin Rudd's ...
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Posted: Monday, 12 October 2009 4:55:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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Randstad’s HR Consulting division has announced that it has partnered with Saville Consulting, to deliver the leading scientifically validated range of psychometric assessment tools, including the Saville Consulting Wave®. The new range of ...
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Posted: Thursday, 8 October 2009 12:58:00 PM
Filed under: Australia, Randstad
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The Australian treasurer has suggested that the government's $330 billion stimulus package has been an "important" tool for supporting employment.Wayne Swan claimed that Kevin Rudd's ruling administration has protected the Australian labor market ...
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Posted: Thursday, 8 October 2009 11:44:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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Randstad strengthens presence in Asia Pacific with completion of 3 significant mergers5 October 2009: Randstad, the region’s leading recruitment & HR services company, has announced today, the completion of three significant company mergers ...
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Posted: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 4:57:00 PM
Filed under: Deb Loveridge, Randstad, Re-Branding
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Chief executives in the US do not expect to see a significant increase in recruitment in the next six months.That is according to the Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index, which surveys the North American country's business leaders to ...
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Posted: Thursday, 1 October 2009 10:20:00 AM
Filed under: Global Employment, North America, United States
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Employment levels in rural areas of Australia are outperforming metropolitan regions, according to the release of a new report.The financial institution ANZ has published its Regional and Rural Quarterly study, which discovered that, for the first ...
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Posted: Thursday, 1 October 2009 9:45:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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Australian industrial output has soared to its highest level for 12 months, according to the results of a sector-wide survey.The Westpac and Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Survey of Industrial Trends' main index rose by 9.8 points to ...
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Posted: Monday, 21 September 2009 10:38:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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Australian unemployment levels are unlikely to reach the government's predicted peak of 8.5 per cent, according to a group of leading economists.The Australian conducted a survey of five financial experts, which disclosed that the median forecast of ...
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Posted: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 9:08:00 AM
Filed under: Australia, Employment
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