Boosting indigenous employment

A new study from the Australian National University has found that Indigenous-owned businesses in Australia employ Indigenous staff at a rate 12 times higher than non-Indigenous-owned firms.

Plays well with others

The surge in people working from home has increased, rather than decreased, employers’ demand for employees with good inter-personal skills.

Lessons from my Grandmother

Artificial intelligence is set to sweep many jobs away, as businesses replace people with cheaper, more compliant machines, but previous generations have also faced upheavals in the labour market, and their resilience can be instructive today.

The budget can help young workers

Labour market scarring can have a lifelong effect on people’s earnings and their ability to climb the employment ladder, says UNSW Business School’s Richard Holden.

The young Australian workers hit hard by COVID-19

For governments and policy makers, COVID-19 is a chance to address the existing problems for younger Australian workers as youth unemployment looks set to peak.

Employability is a matrix of person, context, and relationships

Allison Creed of the University of Melbourne, and Peter McIlveen of the University of Southern Queensland argue that the employability of individuals is person-centred; context-sensitive; and relational rather than a mere a shopping list of skills.

The budget needs to address underemployment

Having work, but not enough of it to meet the costs of living, is especially a problem for young people, says UNSW Professor Kristy Muir.

Five ways to talk to kids about climate change (and have fun too)

The environmental crisis should be part of everyday conversations with parents today if we want our children to be part of the solution tomorrow.