http://www.randstad.com.au/RSS feed for world of work - global employment tag60http://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-firms-increasing-employment.htmlCompanies in Australia's private sector look set to increase their staffing levels over the coming year and many have already done so in the past six months. This is according to the latest Mood of the Market survey by KPMG in the country, which ...Mon, 03 May 2010 13:35:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-job-vacancies-rise.htmlThe 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 ...Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:54:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australia-rates-decision-could-affect-job-prospects.htmlBy 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, ...Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:37:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/us-executives-predict-static-employment.htmlChief 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 ...Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-skilled-vacancies-increase.htmlThe number of skilled job vacancies in Australia has risen for the first time in nearly two years, according to government data. Figures released by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations disclosed that the quantity of ...Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-unemployment-remains-stable.htmlAustralia's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.8 per cent in July, according to the latest government figures. Illustrating the continuing stability of the country's labor market, the Australian Bureau of Statistics disclosed that the economy ...Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:18:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/randstad-australian-market-still-tough-too-early-to-call-a-recovery.htmlThe Australian market "remains difficult", says Randstad, which posted a 64% drop in perm revenue here during the June quarter, and saw temp sales fall by 20%. Globally, the company posted pro forma revenue of €2.99 billion ($A5.16b) during ...Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:12:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/oecd-nations-will-lose-30m-jobs.htmlThe world's developed countries will have lost around 30 million jobs by the end of the three-year period from 2007 to 2010. That is according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which has suggested that the global ...Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:53:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/unemployment-rises-to-57-per-cent.htmlAustralian businesses embrace flexible employment strategies to beat the downturnAustralian employers are realising the benefits of flexible, part-time employment strategies to help them through the economic downturn, despite today’s Australian ...Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-employment-better-than-expected.htmlThe Australian labor market performed better than expected in May, according to official government figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has published its employment data for last month, which disclosed that 1,700 jobs were lost – compared ...Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:10:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/employment-vital-to-economic-recovery.htmlThe stability of Australia's employment levels is vital to the country's economic recovery, according to a retail industry body. The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has urged the prime minister Kevin Rudd to focus his upcoming Federal Budget ...Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/fed-us-will-escape-recession.htmlA leading figure for the central bank of the US has suggested that the country will escape recession in the third quarter of this year. Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, has claimed that the North American ...Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:21:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/kpmg-firms-rely-on-global-workforce.htmlEight out of ten businesses globally believe that better labor mobility will improve their workforce, according to a new study. The survey of companies operating in 11 economies disclosed that 82 per cent of respondents agreed that relaxed migrant ...Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:15:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/csiro-australian-employment-will-benefit-from-green-economy.htmlAn increase in carbon trading will create millions of employment opportunities for Australian workers, according to a leading scientific group. The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) has claimed that an emission ...Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:34:00 GMT