Browsing: Labour market trends

Demand for experienced recruiters continues to be "insatiable" and the rec-to-rec market has never been busier, but some signs may be pointing to a slowdown. read more

A 100% hybrid model is helping to expand talent pools and attract more candidates in the intensely competitive legal industry, a people leader says. read more

• CEO calls for sports-style 'transfer fee' to limit poaching
  
• Expat research signals new challenge for recruiters
  
• Remove barriers for pensioners to return to work: ACCI read more

• Staffing company charged over unpaid long service leave
  
• Election had little impact on government hiring
  
• New training programs target IT skills read more

Skills-based talent strategies are among the top priorities for people leaders and employers this year, with gig workers expected to "substantially replace" full-time employees, research shows. read more

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.9% in May, as underemployment reached its lowest point since August 2008, according to today's seasonally adjusted ABS Labour Force figures. Meanwhile new figures confirm hiring demand is "on fire". read more

Almost nine in 10 employers are set to increase salaries in the coming financial year, with skills shortages forcing many to offer "substantially" higher pay than planned, new research shows. read more

• Vacancies grow by less than 1%
  
• Australia now less attractive to overseas talent
  
• Freelance marketplace adds team offering read more

• Director of wound-up recruitment companies disqualified
  
• Hybrid work increasing business expense risks
  
• Manufacturing jobs stable, construction demand "strong" read more

• "Significant" unmet demand for labour: ANZ
  
• Fifth rise in Seek ads, but applications keep falling
  
• Executive demand plateaus read more