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Addressing the problem will require a more inclusive labour market that better accommodates non-standard career paths.
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Rising costs and the change in the nature of work has led to more people holding more than one job.
Black people in Canada continue experiencing oppression and dehumanization because of how their skin colour is viewed and represented.
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Young Black men are being denied employment for multifaceted reasons, and when they do find work, are often trapped in low-paying jobs.
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Even the government’s pledge of 1.3 million extra jobs might not be enough to keep unemployment below 4%. The pledge ought to be the unemployment rate itself.
Four things that count when it comes to employability: the reputation of the university, networks/ connections, experience, and type of work.
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Universities shouldn’t only attend to the knowledge and skills graduates need for work but also the factors that give graduates a better chance of earning a living and participating in society.
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The Fair Work Commission has shown it can still provide important economic leadership.
A teeming number of Nigerians of working age are unemployed.
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Nigeria’s economy is in bad shape. This has affected its ability to create jobs.
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Australia has a long history of making unemployment support contingent on the idea of “deservedness”. JobSeeker rules are an extension of that.
The number of people seeking jobless benefits has soared during the pandemic.
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The widely reported unemployment rate – currently 6.3% – doesn’t fully reflect the reality of joblessness in the US economy.
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The inadequacy of the Newstart payment was recognised long before the pandemic. We shouldn’t go back to it.
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More than eight out of 10 self-employed Australians have taken a significant financial hit from COVID-19, new ANUpoll data shows.
Few Australians keep working long hours for long, unless they really, really like their jobs.
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We’ve tested the claim that overworkers have no choice, and found it wanting.
Explicitly teaching graduate students project management - a skill set they typically learn through trial and error - could mean better research and employability.
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Graduate students have much to offer the non-academic workforce based on critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Universities need to help them articulate these skills for employers.
Uber has sparked protests around the world. It is seen as exploiting its own drivers and harming those employed in regulated taxi industries.
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Many Uber drivers do their job because the alternatives are worse. It’s an unhappy work choice faced by an increasing number of Australians.
Part six of The Anthill podcast's India Tomorrow series focuses on the concerns of young Indians.
The unemployment rate is 4.9%, but the underemployment rate is 8.1%
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We’ve the lowest unemployment rate in eight years, but little to celebrate.
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India’s youths, an eighth of the world’s population, are facing a growing unemployment crisis. Australia must engage with this global demographic, for our own benefit and theirs.
Underemployment and stagnant wages may be strong signs of worker insecurity in the face of relentless cost-cutting.
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Most workers are still employees, not casuals or gig workers. So what has changed to increase the insecurity of workers?
The problem doesn’t appear to be with the relevance of qualifications and skillsets to employment, but rather with the scarcity of employment.
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The government claims university degrees are failing businesses, but analysis of the latest graduate outcome and employer satisfaction surveys tells us the problem is with underemployment.
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The economic models we used in the past haven’t adjusted for the realities of today, like diminished union power and underemployment.