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Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... with 38% of employers surveyed believing it will be more challenging to find qualified employees compared to before the pandemic. And, because companies are worried about attracting new talent 62% say they are willing to increase their initial salary ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... scheduled increases. Improved business conditions saw employers revisit wage reviews postponed during the height of the pandemic." This was how Michelle Marquardt, head of price statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), explained the latest ...

Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... experts at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds offered their view of the COVID-19 recovery, revealing how the pandemic changed economies. AlphaBeta Australia managing director Amit Singh referred to data on the economic recovery, pointing out ...

Aussie charities robust prior to COVID

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... organisations reported revenues of $166 billion that grew 7% during 2019, underscoring a robust sector prior to the coronavirus pandemic. The state of the sector analysed by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, a government agency ...

Aged care workers depended on ERS: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... One-in-three aged care workers said they relied on the ERS as their households experienced a drop in income at the height of the pandemic. In terms of how society values their work, community aged care professionals said they felt more appreciation by ...

Keep COVID-19 in perspective: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... the ascent of Asia are the thematics creating tension that existed before COVID-19 and have not been disrupted by the pandemic - though it has distracted from other issues. China overtook the US on GDP four years ago, Ruthven said. He projects that by ...

Chief economist: The path to normality

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... April suggest that China is gradually coming off the low base comparisons of February and March 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic hit, prompting the government to impose draconian lockdown measures that virtually froze social and business activity. ...

Boards should be "strap-on brains": Cosgrove

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... feeling that you don't have your team around you," he said. Cosgrove said he found Zoom meetings frustrating during the pandemic, as he wished he could get into some more personal small talk rather than being purely work focused. "The proliferation ...

Kapstream co-founder announces career break

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... note that: "The last 12 months or so has been challenging for all and particularly so in countries harder hit by the pandemic; it's reflecting on this that has driven Nick to take a pause from his career to spend more time with family." Sydney-based ...

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... implementation of Royal Commission recommendations, changes to the super system, as well as dealing with the current pandemic and outcomes of the economic environment caused by it," De Gori said. "This is a positive budget for the economy, with a focus ...