October’s employment report was rosy, with more than 500,000 jobs added in the month. There were also signs that the American workforce was heading back to the old normal.
Some in government and industry aim to fill Australia’s skills shortages with migration policies. But VET numbers are up, suggesting many Australians are re-skilling. We could encourage more of this.
The fight over the minimum wage continues.
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Opponents of a new California law that may lift the minimum wage for fast food workers claim it’ll cost jobs. How raising it affects employment is among the most studied issues in all of economics.
Marianna Fotaki, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Accountancy firm KPMG’s plans for greater social balance should be applauded.
Young people wait to register at a South African university in 2012. They are bearing the brunt of high levels of unemployment.
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Gig work is entering almost every industry and changing the relationship between workers, employers, service providers and customers. But gig workers face new and unique challenges.