Job ads climb for third month, applications hit record highs
New Zealand’s job market is showing “encouraging” signs of momentum as job ads rose 1% in August for…
Video: AI in the Workplace: California Sets a New Compliance Standard – Employment Law This Week
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday®: This week, we examine new artificial intelligence (AI) regulations in California impacting employers. Starting…
2-year transfer rule planned for foreign workers in 8 sectors
The government plans to require a minimum employment period of two years in certain industries before foreign workers…
Companies in Japan struggle to hire disabled workers
Japan will raise the disabled worker quota from 2.5% to 2.7% next summer, and it’s causing concern for…
Accounting for City Size, Minimum Wages Reduce Jobs Almost Everywhere
In new research, Priyaranjan Jha, Jyotsana Kala, David Neumark, and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez find that studies arguing higher minimum…
‘The supply of workers has obviously come way down’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tied the nation’s cooling job market directly to President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration…
‘Vague and embarrassing:’ Employment Hero hits out at Seek legal claims
Human resources technology firm Employment Hero has accused online recruitment giant Seek of threatening its long-term viability by…
Disability employment provider Bedford’s financial situation concerns SA, federal government
The federal disability minister says his concerns about the financial state of the country’s second-largest employer of people…
Powell on the Gen Z hiring nightmare: ‘Kids coming out of college … are having a hard time’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sounded the alarm on what many recent graduates already know—getting a job…
Australia employment unexpectedly falls in August, jobless rate steady
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian employment unexpectedly fell in August as full-time positions dropped back after a sharp rise…
Oregon breaks streak of job losses, adds 6,900 jobs
Oregon added 6,900 jobs in August, according to the latest report from the state. The state had reported…
Unemployment rate steady despite jobs losses in August
Australia’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.2 per cent in August, due to a big drop in…