Business Briefing: what to do about low incomes
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Australia needs to increase productivity in different ways because at the moment living standards are low compared to past years.
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There is an ongoing trend of low workforce participation among Indigenous people, research demonstrates eight ways to improve this.
The new regulation will allow millions more U.S. workers to qualify for overtime pay. Our experts assess the impact.
A Universal Basic Income is essentially free money for everyone, no strings attached. And it could be the perfect response to rising unemployment due to automation.
Health and local employment prospects both play a part in whether older workers stop working.
A case before the Supreme Court could deal a major blow to unions, highlighting the need for leaders of business and labor to negotiate a new New Deal.
A new study finds that men who earn most of the dough are willing to give it up for more time at home.
The drop in the number of people working reflects both more older people taking pensions and an underlying weakness in the economy.
The president’s proposal to more than double the overtime threshold was a good first step, but he shouldn’t stop there.
The paradox of competition and integration other key challenges facing the re-appointed health secretary.
The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, which comes into effect this summer, aims to provide access to quality career development programs for people of all age groups.
Amid all the talk of the UK’s economic recovery it is easy to forget that workforce health is a productivity issue. Over the next 20 years, as our workforce ages, retires later and the risks of more chronic…
Running a healthcare system is expensive. At present we spend about 8% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the NHS. The UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility, predicts that by 2061 we could be spending…
As I get out and about in the health service I never cease to be amazed by the quality of care that is provided every day. When we get it wrong, the implications can be catastrophic – and we need to understand…
It’s a traditional part of the theatre of health policy for trade unionists to give secretaries of state for health a hard time. The latest example of this was the vote of no confidence in Jeremy Hunt…
The Fair Work Commission’s recent wage review may have struck an increased pay deal for low-paid workers but its decision overlooks the growth of a worrying new divide in the Australian workforce. With…
Senior nurses warned this week that the number of patients looked after by nurses has become dangerously high in some hospitals. Quoting research from the University of Southampton, the Safe Staffing Alliance…
Increases in humidity caused as a result of climate change are reducing labour productivity and it’s only likely to get worse over time, argue researchers from America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
The term “precariat” conveys the idea that the old working class, the proletariat, has transmuted into a new social class where work and life are characterised by precariousness and risk. While the old…
Unemployed people who have positive memories of ex-employers have better psychological well-being than those who do not…
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