Tag: Australia
Unemployment rate in Australia falls, so does labour participation rate
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the net employment in Australia went up by only 6,700 in September from what it was...
Woman loses job after remote work monitoring reveals poor performance
After dedicating 18 years to her job, an Australian woman faced job loss. Her company employed technology to observe how she worked from home....
Job fair to ensure overseas jobs for Meghalaya’s nurses
There is hope for the innumerable qualified but unemployed nurses in Meghalaya. The Government of Meghalaya and the Ministry of Labour are planning to...
Australia’s Telstra to cut 500 jobs amid digitisation shift
Telstra, a telecommunications giant in Australia, has recently revealed its plans to downsize its workforce, resulting in the elimination of approximately 500 jobs. This...
10% of Australian workforce laid off: Meta
In the recent wave of layoffs at Meta, approximately 10 per cent of its Australian workforce has been affected, aligning with the company's global...
Employee rejects work-from-home offer, sues employer
When he was told that he would not receive redundancy pay if he failed to work from home, an Australian employee working as a...
Which countries pay their truck drivers the most?
These are the top 10 nations that pay its drivers the highest wages. Every nation needs people in the trucking industry. Trucks can deliver...
Unilever to start 4-day work week trial in Australia
The employees of Unilever in Australia will soon be part of a trial to study the effectiveness of a four-day work week.
Starting 14 November...
Apple staff reject pay deal in Australia, to continue strike
Earlier in October 2022, employees of Apple with support from a union got together to strike against the lack of progress on wage negotiations....
Australian PM to focus on jobs & workplace reforms
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his intentions to focus on jobs and workplace reform in the country. Marking the 100th day of...
Aussie company takes team on all-expenses-paid holiday to Bali
Employees at Sydney-based marketing firm, Soup Agency, were met with a very pleasant surprise when their employer revealed to them that they would get...
Employment drops in Australia, but rises in Canada in April
In Australia, companies cut jobs in April, a month after the Australian government’s wage subsidy came to an end. However, unemployment rate also dipped...
Australian firm resents employee spending too much time in the loo
A firm in Australia has sought advice on Reddit, the social news aggregation and discussion platform, on dealing with an employee who spends too...
Unemployment in Australia drops to one-year low
Data reveals that unemployment in Australia has dropped to a one-year low, and the number of people in jobs has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. This...
Australian job market shows resilience, employment rises yet again
The Australian job market is continuing steadily on the path of recovery, reporting a fourth month of increase in employment in January. Rate of...
Australia, Spain, Britain to focus on ways to create jobs
The pandemic has led to an economic slump in countries across the globe. Governments worldwide are thinking of ways to tackle rising unemployment and...
Esprit to slash 1200 jobs, close 50 stores in Germany
Esprit has announced its decision to lay off 1200 employees, which means, 20 per cent of its workforce. The international fashion house will be...
Australia to roll out $80 billion jobs-rescue plan
Close on the heels of the Australian prime minister announcing a string of economic measures to help save the jobs of workers, including free...
Australian PM announces wage subsidy plan
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $130 billion JobKeeper payment plan for those affected by the pandemic. The plan will provide wage...
Coles to repay underpaid managers, will shell out $20 million
Coles will be shelling out a whopping $20 million in repayments to its managers, who were being underpaid for the last six years. The...
Wipro is top employer in Australia: Survey
According to an HR best practices survey, Indian information technology (IT) company, Wipro, has been ranked the No. 1 employer in Australia for 2020.
The...
Infosys will hire 18,000 freshers from the campuses
The 229,000 strong workforce at Infosys, the technology company, will soon see an addition of 18000 freshers. The Indian software exporter will be hiring...
Australia all for skill engagement with India
Australia is eager to collaborate and work closely with industry, the training sector and government, to explore innovative and creative ways to realise the potential for increased skills partnership.