The Salvation Army’s Employment Plus national director, Dr Graeme White (left) and head of government relations, Major Peter McGuigan (right) with Minister for Regional Development, Kristy McBain. Image supplied.

Bosses must ask workers if they wish to work public holidays before rostering them on, thanks to a landmark new court ruling.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released new data on job vacancy rates and preschool enrolment figures.

Three-quarters of Australian businesses are planning to increase their headcount this year amid recruitment and retention challenges.

The Andrews Labor Government is growing Victoria’s healthcare workforce – recruiting more than 1,200 doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals from overseas so Victorians get the care they deserve.

The first four-day work week has been confirmed for an Australian company, after the Australian Services Union (ASU) secured an agreement with Oxfam Australia.

With Australia's unemployment rate close to a record low and job advertisement figures climbing, farmers in remote rural areas are struggling to compete with the employment options available in cities. 

The number of international doctors moving away from rural and remote areas increased by more than 50% in the last six months of 2022, according to official statistics.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5 per cent in February, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Commonwealth Government has undertaken a review of the Privacy Act and suggested forthcoming changes, which will have implications for Australian employers.

South Korea's current laws allow a 52-hour work week — 40 hours of regular work plus 12 hours of overtime. The country's opposition Democratic Party introduced this when it was in power back in 2018.

Atlassian has announced a five percent staff reduction, "around 500" people in real terms, a move it says will “rebalance our team to better position Atlassian for the long term”.

Aussies could soon be working four days a week and receiving the same full-time pay, under new recommendations from a senate committee report.

References to an emerging global corporate abbreviation, ESG — or environmental, social, and governance – are growing among Australian agribusinesses and it could change the way Australians farm.

If moving to Australia to study and work has always been your dream, now is the perfect time to act on it. Step one? Aim to land one of the most in-demand jobs in Australia.

Up to 300,000 tonnes of kaolin ore will be mined on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula annually, with the state government rubber-stamping construction of the Great White project.

The benefits enjoyed during the pandemic remain on top of Australian employees' considerations when taking the next step in their career, according to a new report.

The most in-demand careers in the country have been revealed in a new report – with one state showing a huge increase in advertised roles.

The Australian jobs which underwent the biggest advertised pay increases last year have been revealed.