Sixty per cent of women will be worse off under the Productivity Commission's paid maternity leave scheme because they earn more than the minimum wage it will pay.
The economic crisis has not eased the skills shortage. Employers in all industries need to offer more to ensure they attract candidates of a high calibre.
Australian employer confidence has hit a five-year low as they work out what impact global economic instability will have on their businesses, a survey says.
It was the buzz phrase among corporations at the turn of the century, but many Australian businesses appear not to be pulling their weight when it comes to their social responsibility.
The Reserve Bank is predicting an economic slowdown so severe that 100,000 people will be thrown out of work in the next 12 months, pushing the unemployment rate to 5 per cent and possibly higher...
Kevin Rudd has promised to fund an ambitious plan by Australia's richest man, Andrew Forrest, to create 50,000 new jobs for Aborigines in just two years.
Paid maternity leave, in-house childcare and the ability to job share or work from home are the main concerns of workers spoken to by The Daily Telegraph.
Australia is continuing to look offshore for solutions to the deepening skills crisis, with new figures showing the controversial 457 visa program for temporary skilled migrants...
There's more to Beijing than just sport - there's big business, too. The Beijing Olympic Games are just four weeks away, but there is still work to do, right here in Queensland.
The country's lowest paid workers will take home an extra $21 a week but it may be small comfort when they see how much Kevin Rudd has awarded his top public servants.
