Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August
Australia’s unemployment rate drifted higher in August. The national unemployment rate rose to 4.6 per cent, up from…
Singapore retrenchments rise sharply in Q2 amid falling vacancies and fewer laid-off workers finding jobs
Resident employment growth also slowed to 2,200 from 5,400 in the previous quarter. Overall employment grew by 11,400,…
Hundreds of jobs to go at Whyalla steelworks amid blast furnace shutdown
Hundreds of workers in Whyalla will lose their jobs as a result of a decision to permanently shut…
Can your boss tell you to cover tattoos or change your look?
Aussie bosses can generally tell workers what to wear, how to groom themselves and when tattoos need to…
BOT warns rising Section 75 business suspensions put Thai workers at risk
Technology exports and tourism drive July growth Merchandise exports excluding gold increased in July, led by technology products,…
Sixty years ago, ‘metal boxes’ threatened to take over jobs. Now AI is
In March 1968, in a rich, British accent typical of Australian news reporters of the time, Four Corners…
EPFO: Uncovered workers get one-time window to enrol under special social security drive — check dates, other details
A government-backed long-term investment option, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) is available to salaried individuals to save and…
Ex-lawyer Kevin Yau ditches suits for tools to dodge AI
Workers worried about the threat of AI taking their jobs are pivoting to roles that can’t be done…
Unemployment rate hits 4.5pc, the highest level in post-COVID era
Australia’s unemployment rate keeps slowly drifting higher. Data show the national unemployment rate rose to 4.5 per cent…
No more iron rice bowls – salaried workers need to be entrepreneurial to have long careers
Income from work is a key building block of investing for retirement financial adequacy [SINGAPORE] As people live…
ABC star Sarah Ferguson jokes about holding Elon Musk against his will as she declares the scandal-hit broadcaster is ‘something you can trust’
ABC presenter Sarah Ferguson has joked about keeping Elon Musk against his will during a bizarre exchange at…
Gen Z eye up AI-proof healthcare—chiropractors, doctors and paramedics are the unhappiest workers
But there’s one thing they should know before filling out medical school applications: Pursuing job security doesn’t necessarily…