People

How to attract gen Z employees to your business

Opinion

Marcus Lasarow

11 August 2022

As gen Z enters the workforce, their innate understanding of how technology integrates with our lives and how to source information shows they are an important and valuable resource for any business.

Independent MPs, industry groups want tweaks to the pension income test to encourage older Australians into the workforce

Economy

David Adams

2 August 2022

MP Rebekha Sharkie says expanding the aged pension income test would remove barriers keeping experienced staff from the workplace.

Marketing can help SMEs recruit and retain employees. Here’s how

Marketing

Ryan Williams and Binh An Nguyen

22 July 2022

By making the HR recruitment function more marketing centric, SMEs can clearly communicate the company’s mission, what the culture is like and attitudes to support systems.

Tradies in Paradise: Qld scheme offering $1750 to relocate workers reportedly draws 12 applicants

Construction & Engineering

David Adams

19 July 2022

The scheme was designed to bolster the state's tradie workforce after the devastating floods which impacted southeast Queensland in March and early April.

Sidekicker cements long-term Seek partnership with $20 million raise

Recruitment & Hiring

Eloise Keating

5 July 2022

Sidekicker has forged a partnership with Seek since the recruitment giant came on board as its sole investor in 2015.

Chicken shop offers $130,000 a year position as labour shortages squeeze businesses

Hospitality

Emma Elsworthy

23 June 2022

The role at the South Hedland store of Western Australian fast-food chain Chicken Treat also included relocation assistance and two return flights home a year on the house.

Australian businesses suffering through second-worst skills crisis in developed world, OECD says

Human Resources

Emma Elsworthy

9 June 2022

Australian businesses are languishing through the second-most severe labour shortage in the developed world, as nearly 3% of all jobs in Australia remained empty in the March quarter.

New crowdsourced app rates Australian employment service providers

Apps

Cam Wilson

1 June 2022

The union for unemployed workers says the federal government isn't regulating employment service providers. So it's doing it instead.

The business portal that’s allowing SMEs on the Gold Coast to share staff amid the talent shortage

Economy

News Leads

31 May 2022

A Gold Coast company’s match-making service is helping businesses make money by ‘filling the gaps’ in rapidly evolving workplaces.

How your business can benefit from hiring people living with intellectual disability

People

The Conversation

26 May 2022

People living with intellectual disability are ready, willing and able to work. What employers often don’t realise is that hiring from this oft-neglected segment of the workforce can also bring benefits for business.