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Government programs offer opportunities for employers and job seekers
12:14pm Sunday 14 March 2010 - Capital Jobs Productivity Places Program If you are looking to expand your skill base or refresh your existing skills, there has never been a better time. The Government is currently running a program called the Productivity Places Program. It is for job seekers and employees. A range of courses have been subsidised in an effort to upskill the [...] Related posts:Up to $15K grant to develop internal work-life balance programs Small businesses – this is worth a look. The... Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grants From 25 February 2010 small businesses with less than... Time Running Out On Apprenticeship Kickstart Bonus Employers who are considering employing new apprentices are reminded... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article  |
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Inquiry Into Regional Skills Relocation
12:11pm Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Capital Jobs The House of Representatives Employment Committee has been asked by the Federal Government to inquire into and report on the applicability of government employment policies to address the skills shortages in regional Australia, focusing on opportunities to support the relocation of unemployed workers from areas of high unemployment to areas experiencing skills shortages. The Committee [...] Related posts:Live in Canberra Program at six Australian expos this year The employment and lifestyle benefits of Canberra will be... Time Running Out On Apprenticeship Kickstart Bonus Employers who are considering employing new apprentices are reminded... Unemployment falls across Australia – but not in the ACT The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force,... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article |
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Manufacturing on the improve
12:09pm Sunday 07 March 2010 - Capital Jobs The PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rose by 2.8 points to 53.8 (readings above the 50.0 point level indicate an expansion in activity) in February. Stronger production and input deliveries, driven by a lift in new orders, fuelled February’s result. Although the new orders sub-index remained stable at 56.0, nine out of [...] Related posts:Business Bullets from the Canberra Business Council – 11 February 2010 Employment Expectations Improve as Business Confidence Grows The latest... Business Bullets from the Canberra Business Council – 28 January 2010 Leading Indicator of Employment Rising The Department of Education,... Job ads falter in October The ANZ and Oliver Job Indexes show that job... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article |
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Wages rises, but underemployment a concern
12:06pm Saturday 06 March 2010 - Capital Jobs Wage Rises Moderate The ABS publication Labour Price Index, Australia shows that the Wage Price Index (WPI) rose by 0.6% in trend terms in the December quarter 2009. This increase was made up of a 0.6% increase in Private sector wages, and a 1.0% increase in Public sector wages. These increases resulted in a 3.0% increase [...] Related posts:Unemployment falls across Australia – but not in the ACT The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force,... Business Bullets from the Canberra Business Council – 28 January 2010 Leading Indicator of Employment Rising The Department of Education,... Business Bullets from the Canberra Business Council – 4 February 2010 The 2010 Intergenerational Report The Federal Government has released... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article |
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Federal government IT contracting hits the doldrums: Intermedium
11:53am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Capital Jobs The total value of federal government IT labour hire contracts crashed in the three months to December, according to new figures from public sector research firm Intermedium. Intermedium’s quarterly Labour Hire Report showed that the government’s spend on IT contracting was $70 million, down 38%. There were a total of 678 contracts during the quarter, compared to [...] Related posts:How are Canberra's contract recruitment firms faring? This table below shows the comparative performance of Canberra’s... Skilled Trade Shortages Increase The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report shows... 'Market Testing' turns talent away from government jobs There’s a good conversation going on over at the... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article |
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Temporary Skilled Overseas Workers are High Paid Professionals
4:53pm Saturday 27 February 2010 - Capital Jobs The Federal Government has released statistics which show that almost 90% of temporary skilled migrants who were granted Subclass 457 visas in 2009-10 to date are managers and professional workers. The figures also show that the average total salary package for all new temporary skilled migrant workers is almost $100,000, an increase of $10,000 on [...] | View Full Article |
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Skilled Trade Shortages Increase
4:52pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Capital Jobs The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report shows there was a deterioration in the availability of skilled tradespeople in the residential sector in the December 2009 quarter. There was a shortage of labour in ten out of the thirteen skilled trades in December quarter, compared with eight trades in the previous quarter. The largest [...] | View Full Article |
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Future Purchasing of Employment Services Discussion Paper
11:58am Friday 26 February 2010 - Capital Jobs The Industry Reference Group on Employment Services Purchasing was established by the Federal Government in 2009 to provide advice on stakeholder views and arrangements for purchasing employment services to help job seekers find work, and to help employers find workers. The Reference Group has now released a Future Purchasing of Employment Services Discussion Paper to [...] Related posts:General Skilled Migration Program Points Test Review The Federal Government has released a discussion paper to... Leading indicator of employment down The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)... Inquiry Into Regional Skills Relocation The House of Representatives Employment Committee has been asked... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article |
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Skilled Trade Shortages Increase
11:57am Friday 26 February 2010 - Capital Jobs The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report shows there was a deterioration in the availability of skilled tradespeople in the residential sector in the December 2009 quarter. There was a shortage of labour in ten out of the thirteen skilled trades in December quarter, compared with eight trades in the previous quarter. The largest [...] Related posts:Skilled Vacancies Mixed The latest Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations... Temporary Skilled Overseas Workers are High Paid Professionals The Federal Government has released statistics which show that... General Skilled Migration Program Points Test Review The Federal Government has released a discussion paper to... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. | View Full Article |
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Future Purchasing of Employment Services Discussion Paper
10:57am Friday 26 February 2010 - Capital Jobs The Industry Reference Group on Employment Services Purchasing was established by the Federal Government in 2009 to provide advice on stakeholder views and arrangements for purchasing employment services to help job seekers find work, and to help employers find workers. The Reference Group has now released a Future Purchasing of Employment Services Discussion Paper to [...] | View Full Article |
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