Thousands of jet-setting Australians will be affected today as hundreds of Qantas employees walk off their jobs for 24 hours and demand better pay. An estimated 300 Qantas engineers will strike at all major Australian airports on Wednesday as workers continue to fight for better wages.
A major bank is expected to cut up to 600 jobs; talks with employees have reportedly already begun. According to The Australian, the Bank of Queensland plans to cut up to 600 jobs in retail banking, marketing and human resources.
Workers applying for jobs in the mining industry are asked to provide blood samples as part of the recruitment process. Those who refuse are rejected. The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work found evidence of this practice for its new report, No Blood-No Job, and is using the report to urge the federal government to … Read more
The latest employment figures exceeded expectations, with tens of thousands of new jobs created in the Australian economy.