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Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... for 42% of the global workforce and 31.7% of senior leaders. The World Bank estimated that closing the gender gap in employment and entrepreneurship could increase global GDP by more than 20%. "The slow progress that had been made in women being hired ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.75%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... negotiated wages rose in Q1, defying the central bank's expectations for an easing." Further, with evidence of solid employment growth and a cyclical economic upturn have reduced the market's confidence, Shah sees inflation to trend lower over ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... remit of the Department of Education and Workplace Relations (DEWR). The FEG provides financial assistance for unpaid employment entitlements to workers who lose their jobs from the insolvency of the employer. Once entitlements are paid under the FEG ...

Hostplus rejigs Maritime Super insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... definition from "unable" to "unlikely" to ever be employed or engaged in any gainful occupation, business, profession, or employment for which an individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience. Hostplus has also updated terms and ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... Kushlis said. "Consequently, the construction industry will continue to downsize as a relative share of the economy and employment, resulting in reduced commodity and building materials demand from this sector," they said.

Financial services firms concerned about attracting staff

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... were the most worried, with 74% concerned about their ability to attract staff. "There is currently a duality in the employment market. On one side the labour market is slightly softening with more candidates available but on the other hand, unemployment ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... 100 hours over four weeks. It will also no longer capture study, volunteering or travel time and will only apply to employment. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, 2.65 million Australians are carers and are more likely to be women; 12.3% ...

Rest adds to C-suite with new appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... legal and human resources, concluding her tenure as head of people services and governance. Murrell began her career in employment law with Herbert Smith Freehills before moving into the financial services sector.

Experts weigh in: Will the RBA hike rates again?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... As we have said before, the RBA seeks better balance of risks between its dual directive of price stability and full employment."

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar age, their employment and marital status, whether they had children, and academic qualifications working in the same occupation. It found that women ...