Welcome to the team: Meet your Gen Z boss
People born between 1996 and 2010 now make up one third of the workforce and some have already climbed the corporate ladder. Here’s how they do things differently.
Careers
English teachers wanted: LinkedIn
Love to travel? Have a passion for the English language? How about wine? Some of the most in-demand jobs in the country are English teachers, travel agents and sommeliers.
Want a high paying job in AI? Things aren’t looking good
Competition for jobs in artificial intelligence has grown fierce as more than 1000 advertised roles have disappeared from jobs boards over the past two years, a fall of 35 per cent.
More uni mergers on cards as our educational institutions struggle
Financial pressures on universities, exacerbated by the unsuccessful bid to limit international student numbers, could prompt more merger discussions, KordaMentha says.
Gen alpha is ready to work and business is barely prepared
Get ready Australian managers, five generations of employees are headed your way as baby boomers work longer than their parents and generation alphas start their first jobs.
Scandals, takeovers, Swiftenomics: 2024 was a year to remember
The good, the bad and the ugly – 2024 was an eventful year for investors. We look back on the stories which made headlines and broke hearts.
Why this young KPMG partner has stars in her eyes
Queenslander Jessica Rutherford may not exactly be a celebrity but that does not stop her name appearing on the rolling credits at the end of some big Hollywood productions.
One in three Aussie jobs ‘at serious risk in AI revolution’
More than 30 per cent of the workforce could be disrupted by the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence over the next five years without policy intervention, a new report warns.
AI in Australia: how it’s changing our jobs and what that means for you
As AI continues to reshape the workforce, the future will belong to those who adapt.
Working from home is a ‘fundamental right’
While major companies insist staff get back to their office five days a week, a survey has revealed that over half of white-collar workers believe working from home is a fundamental right.
Time’s up on WFH, CEOs say
More than eight in 10 Australian chief executives surveyed by KPMG believe working from home will be gone within the next three years.
Don’t like return-to-office edict? Atlassian is hiring
Australian software giant Atlassian has taken a dig at rivals’ return-to-the-office order and says it has more than 300 jobs available to those who don’t want to go back.
Clocking on: WFH a career killer
Working from home may be a career-limiting move as more companies push employees to return to the office five days a week. But recruiters have sent a warning to employers | POLL
How to win a $300k education jackpot
Richard White says more women complete his ‘Earn & Learn’ program than those who study pure university courses despite it not having diversity quotas. Here’s why and how you can apply.
New tool claims to show what your competitors pay their staff
The Aussie unicorn start-up boasts its new product that will give real-time wage transparency, drawing from the payslips of more than 2 million workers.
Big shortfall ahead in sparkies, energy jobs
The race to hit Australia’s 2030 emissions target on the way to Net Zero could be hampered by significant shortages of electricians and other key energy workers, a new report finds.
CEO pay packets ready to rocket yet again
There are signs Australia’s top bosses could once again command huge pay packets in the coming years after the wage gap between CEOs and workers shrunk to its lowest level in a decade.
We don’t have a crisis in productivity growth
Productivity in Australia is not in a crisis, as some argue – but if the current low growth cycle drags on then we have cause for concern.
Canberra decision brightens outlook for advice sector
After hitting rock bottom in recent years the financial advice industry is waking up to competition at the top end and a breakthrough allowing big super to enter the market.
Wall Street turns back on elite unis and activist students
The big investment firms are looking further afield for candidates with the ‘right’ approach after tiring of Gaza protests and the like on university campuses.
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