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Prepare Your Skills: Australia’s High-Demand Jobs This Next 10 Years
The Australian labour force is gearing to adapt to the “competitive, technology-driven future,” summarised the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency in its 2013 paper that envisions the country’s working future. According to Future focus, 2013 National Workforce Development Strategy, Australia’s working population needs to be composed of highly skilled workers with “technical, professional, and managerial” [...]
3 benefits of the Australian working holiday visa
Australia is not only for tourists who enjoy diverse attractions, but also for young people who want to gain both travel and work experience at the same time. The Australian working holiday visa (subclass 417) allows people between 18 and 30 years of age to visit and work in Australia for up to 12 months, [...]
Working in Australia: Employment facts and statistics
Referred to as the “land of opportunity,” Australia is home to a wide range of industries and a rich labour force composed of locals and migrants. The competitive labour market gives both workers and employers equal opportunity, and government regulations on work rights make for a safer, healthier work environment. No wonder why Australia’s labour [...]
How to earn while travelling in Australia
Australia is a top destination for backpackers not only for its diverse attractions, but also for its encouraging working holiday Australia visa program. The working holiday visa allows adventurers to enjoy the country’s tourist sites, mingle with multicultural communities, and temporarily become a member of the workforce for up to 12 months. The Subclass 417 [...]
Expat tip: Other ways of landing a job in Australia
With Australia’s active domestic and foreign skilled migration, searching for jobs can sometimes become challenging for unemployed expatriates. These migrants tend to rely on traditional job sources like newspapers and the internet, but they are less aware that a hidden jobs market in Australia exists. According to experts, this type of market, which does [...]
Rights of foreign workers in Australia
The Fair Works Ombudsman released a fact sheet that details the rights of foreign workers in Australia. The Fair Work Act 2009 that has taken effect from 1 July 2009 outlines the system that Australian workplaces need to comply with in order to make working in the country safe and fair. Here are the essential [...]
Notable growth: Australia’s manufacturing sector expanding
Recent report from the Australian Industry Group indicated a considerable growth in Australia’s manufacturing sector in September 2013 compared to services and construction sectors. Unlike the two other sectors that have been plagued by contraction in the last 20 and 40 months, respectively, the manufacturing industry showed sign of life by improving 5.3 points from [...]
Fishing as Australia’s riskiest job
Recent data from Safe Work Australia show that 114 Australians have been killed at work this year. There were 212 fatalities at work in 2012. According to the Key Work Health and Safety Statistics 2013 released by Safe Work Australia, agriculture, forestry, and fishing are the three most dangerous industries, where the last one [...]
Job conditions in Australia for 2013
Australia has protective laws for local and migrant workers, but as in all countries, the Australian workforce is affected by several factors that benefit or endanger workers. In order to provide a glimpse of the current conditions of the Australian job market, some independent companies have conducted surveys in order to identify the best places [...]
Greece ready to sign working holiday agreement with Australia
To date, Australia’s Working Holiday visa makes people from 19 eligible countries to travel to Australia on a holiday with permission to work. But this group of countries may soon admit another one: Greece. The Hellenic Republic has expressed its interest to sign a working holiday visa agreement with Australia, following the signing of a [...]
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