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- The AFR View
Labor’s migration fix must push for a bigger Australia
The solution should include a bigger and more ambitious overall immigration program to fulfil the nation’s potential, which would test the union movement’s traditional preference for a smaller Australia.
- The AFR View
The race for talent will be lost due to slow migration shake-up: firms
Executives from CBA, BHP and Ramsay Health Care urged the government to move faster with its overhaul of the migration system that the minister conceded was “broken”.
- Patrick Durkin and David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The core problem with Australia’s migration system
The dysfunctional structure is a spaghetti of complex interconnected programs with no overarching strategic purpose and is in need of urgent reform.
- Tony Boyd
CBA says no to fully remote work
The pandemic has shifted workers’ ideas about flexibility, but Commonwealth Bank is pushing back on a total work-from-home policy.
- David Marin-Guzman and Julie Hare
Husic promises no ‘blokey’ reconstruction fund, and an AI plan
Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic said the $15bn National Reconstruction Fund would soon start deploying capital, and that he will develop a national AI plan.
- Paul Smith
February
BHP, Wesfarmers voice major concerns over second wave of IR reforms
Two of the country’s biggest employers have warned that the Albanese government’s upcoming restrictions on casuals and labour hire could disrupt their business.
- David Marin-Guzman
Master’s enrolment collapse a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for unis
Sydney University vice chancellor Mark Scott has warned the big fall in masters graduates is an ominous sign to the university sector.
- Tom Burton
Wage inflation still 4pc-plus despite more employees staying put: execs
Wesfarmers and Ramsay Health Care are seeing wage pressures of 4 per cent, and as high as 8 per cent in some areas, even as job-switching starts to moderate.
- David Marin-Guzman
The three steps to meeting your monsters and getting ahead at work
Facing up to counterproductive behaviours can lead to personal and professional transformation, says Harvard’s adult learning expert Robert Kegan.
- Julie Hare
Visa systems should be able to pick out power couples: O’Neil
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has highlighted the visa experience of US-born physicist Brian Schmidt and his wife, Harvard-educated economist Jenny Gordon, as something to emulate.
- Tess Bennett and Tom Burton
Business ‘will have to wait’ for massive migration fix: O’Neil
The home affairs minister wants to make it easier for multinationals to bring in executives, but concedes the migration overhaul is a time-consuming project.
- Tom Burton
Labor plans fix for ‘broken’ migration system
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil wants to cut red tape, such as forcing employers to advertise jobs locally, as part of a pro-business shake-up.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2022
Working from home exposes outdated workplace rules: employers
Employers are calling for changes to “notoriously problematic” rules on hours, breaks and timesheets as part of the government’s review of awards.
- David Marin-Guzman
Best of 2022: The words of advice these CEOs live by
The knowledge they share transcends roles and industries, which is perhaps why it cuts through. Here are seven highlights from BOSS interviews in 2022.
- Euan Black
Reinventing the world of work
How can business and government work together to find more transformative, long-term solutions to cope with – or adapt to – the shortage of skilled labour.
Why the tech hiring market will be ‘hot’ in 2023
Banks are investing in training programs and offering more opportunities to work outside capital cities in response to the “hot” hiring market for tech skills.
- Euan Black and Sally Patten
Job vacancies hit record ahead of slowdown
The number of job vacancies was double the pre-pandemic level, with about 380,000 spots unfilled despite a record 6.5 per cent of workers holding more than one job.
- Ronald Mizen
How these accountants will take advantage of their nine-day fortnight
From surfing to Pilates and possibly a good book, Grant Thornton team members are making plans for the reduced workweek trial that kicks in from March.
- Edmund Tadros
National accounting firm to trial nine-day fortnight
The pilot is a “counterintuitive” bid to respond to skill shortages, Grant Thornton CEO Greg Keith says.
- Hannah Wootton
Mid-tier accounting firms fight off big four poaching efforts
Mid-sized firms are offering salaries 10 per cent higher than the big four, increasing bonuses and speeding up promotions.
- Hannah Wootton
Progress stalls on closing gender pay gap
Companies facing strong economic headwinds have pushed pay parity down their priority lists.
- Euan Black
Creatable aims to teach kids work-related skills for life after school
The accredited professional learning program has identified eight skills that are essential for success in the modern workplace, but which are largely overlooked in the school system.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Schools
Jason Clare’s mission possible: ambitious reform of our schools
Australia won’t meet the complex challenges confronting the teacher workforce if Jason Clare’s action plan becomes simply a checklist.
- Jordana Hunter
The things you must do to get promoted
People hoping to climb the ladder should share their ambitions with their managers early on to show they are keen and to learn what it will take to step up.
- Euan Black
Accountants’ salaries jump 11pc, gender pay gap drops
The median salary for a full-time bean counter this year was $150,000, a Chartered Accountants ANZ survey shows.
- Hannah Wootton
