Tag: Workers

PM’s net-zero policy coordinator will make NRF referrals

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The Net Zero Economy Authority’s role in coordinating net-zero industry policy will include investment referrals to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, according to a new bill. Tabled by Assistant...

Govt, Greens reach deal on ‘right to disconnect’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A ‘right to disconnect’ allowing workers to ignore unreasonable contact from their employers outside working hours will be included in the latest tranche of industrial relations reforms following months...

HR and banking jobs most exposed to generative AI

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Human resources, accounting and banking are among the professions most exposed to the impacts of generative AI tools, according to a new report by the Future Skills Organisation. The...

Australia will now need 1.3m tech workers by 2030: ACS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Computer Society expects the economy will require at least 100,000 more tech workers than is currently targeted by the federal government by 2030 to capitalise on nine...

Govt to undertake clean energy workforce study

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A capacity study on Australia’s workforce needs to transition to a clean energy economy will be undertaken by Jobs and Skills Australia later this year. The announcement was made...

6,800 extra tech workers in migration cap lift

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has committed to opening 6,800 extra permanent migration places for workers in the tech sector among a spate of other announcements made on the final day...