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Bosses want upskilled workforce? Pay your way, says Suncorp

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  • Suncorp chairwoman Christine McLoughlin says national skills-shortage looms.
  • She says 1 potential fix is for business to allocate paid development time. 
  • Argues that such time will become an employee right. 

Suncorp chairwoman Christine McLoughlin says employers must allot paid time for staff to develop skills, saying this will become a “fundamental employee right”.

Promoting and funding such skills development will help close a national skills shortage and boost productivity, Ms McLoughlin said on Tuesday.

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Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.au

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