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This week’s strong growth in full-time employment shows a robust labour market. This only deepens the puzzle of why inflation is so low at the same time.
There is a lot of potential in borrowing ideas from the startup world to complement foreign aid funding.
Rather than just catering to one stereotype of worker, people who use coworking spaces actually come from different backgrounds, professions and ages.
Faced with the reality that romance will kindle at work, here are some things employers and employees can do to manage these situations.
The effects of terrorism in one country spill over across national borders to reduce the trade of other nations. This reduction in trade is long lived and may make it harder to combat terrorism.
Moves by major to supermarkets to only offer plastic bags for a charge could make these businesses more than a million dollars a year, but it may only have a small impact on the environment.
Providing security in the blockchain would convert into a degree of predictability in the technology. If this was shown to work in the long term, it would also create trust.
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Our workplaces are becoming less formal. But there were some advantages to the old formality.
Social enterprises set up by refugees are also helping countries to overcome some of the challenges of economic and social integration of new arrivals.
If companies are using automated software in hiring, then job applicants should be able to use the same technology.
The Federal Court will now have an opportunity to clarify how mergers should be valued, ensuring the ACCC and the Australian Competition Tribunal are applying the same standard.
Tariffs have been falling in recent years but countries are imposing other barriers to trade, affecting Australian consumers and businesses.
Regional settlement of migrants benefits both new arrivals and local communities.
Focusing on the gender wage gap means we don’t address increasing insecure work. Women face both higher unemployment and underemployment rates than men.
The potential for exploitation is rife in the international market for breast milk. Fair trade and fair pay regulations are crucial to protect consumers in Australia and suppliers abroad.
The G20 will see new guidelines for how companies report the risks of climate change. This will allow investors to compare companies and make more informed decisions.
The amount of Australians in mortgage stress is the reason why wages growth and the labour market are such a problem - and a big reason for the RBA not to raise rates any time soon.
The G20 has stopped showing economic leadership at a time when risks are high. Australia can play a role in addressing this.
Census data shows there is income inequality between, but also within, regions of Australia.
Union membership continues to fall, particularly within industries that traditionally claim a strong union heritage.
The housing market is too volatile to look at prices alone. If you want to understand the housing market you need to look at the wider economy.
Behavioural economics is severely limited in its approach to inequality. Fortunately, other psychological approaches are better suited.
Finding the feedback balance is hard. Millennials are seeking more feedback while baby boomers tend to want to get on with the job.
Today’s manifestations of the gig economy are tilted in favour of too few beneficiaries, and are not built to last.