http://www.randstad.com.au/RSS feed for world of work - government tag60http://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-jobs-initiative-a-dismal-failure.htmlAn Australian government labour market participation initiative has been described as a failure by a leading opposition political party. The Liberal Party of Australia has described the Labour Party's efforts to improve the skills of 94,000 ...Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:27:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-government-supports-young-unemployed.htmlThe Australian government has introduced a new labor quota for infrastructure projects that will generate thousands of apprenticeships for the country's young unemployed. Under new legislation, private and public organisations throughout Australia ...Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:08:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australia-prepares-for-further-job-losses.htmlAustralia's unemployment figures are preparing to surpass one million citizens by 2011, in a forecast described by the government as worse than "any in living memory". The Australian Treasury has predicted that the continuing global financial ...Mon, 18 May 2009 10:43:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/employment-industry-response-to-federal-budget.htmlIn response to the Federal Government’s budget announcement, specialist recruitment and HR services company Randstad welcomed moves to combat unemployment and shelter working Australians from the effects of the global downturn.Randstad CFO, Edmund ...Fri, 15 May 2009 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-training-program-extended.htmlVulnerable workers in Australia's labor market will have greater access to apprenticeships after the country's government announced additional funding for a vocational training program. Investment worth $3.5 million has been allocated to the ...Mon, 11 May 2009 08:23:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/australian-employment-figures-grow.htmlAustralian employment figures increased last month, according to the latest government data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that more than 27,000 jobs were created in April, while the country's unemployment rate declined to 5.4 ...Fri, 08 May 2009 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/randstad-appointed-preferred-supplier-to-nsw-government-contract-100.htmlRandstad has secured appointment to the NSW Government Contract 100 for the provision of temporary staff across seven out of nine categories.The team submitted their response to tender in September 2008 and were informed on 1st April of their ...Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:49:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com.au/about-randstad/world-of-work/govt-australian-youth-protected-from-recession.htmlThe Australian government has claimed that it is doing all that it can to reduce the country's growing youth unemployment rate. Responding to the findings of a report compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:29:00 GMT