Apprentice and trainee commencements are on the rise according to the latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Their latest data cover the quarter ending 31 December 2017, and show commencements increased by 7.6 per cent compared…
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The future of the electricity market – and our ability to get the additional supply that can help bring prices down – may be determined by the National Energy Guarantee now being designed by the Energy Security Board. The latest…
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Several myths about the Australian workforce are being widely circulated of late and discussed as if they were ‘facts’. One of these has been that ‘casualisation’ (that is, the incidence or proportion of casual work) is increasing in Australia. Quite…
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Three myths about the Australian workforce seem to have become widely accepted in the public consciousness as if they were “facts”. One of these has been that “casualisation is increasing in the Australian workforce”, despite being proven incorrect in 2016…
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Ai Group recently had the opportunity to visit The Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) at Strathmore Secondary College, which is designed to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. VSSEC is a specialist not-for-profit Science, Technology, Engineering and…
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This week Ai Group participated in the Lifelong Learning Summit organised by Adult Learning Australia in Melbourne as part of the 2018 Year of Lifelong Learning. The Summit is timely. With technological changes across nearly all industries, regardless of current…
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On 21 March 2018, Victoria’s Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Natalie Hutchins, held a conference on gender pay gaps in the Australian workforce. Around 500 people attended. Ai Group’s Nicola Street and Julie Toth addressed the conference,…
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What’s happening? On 9 March, President Trump announced new tariffs for imports of Steel (25%) and Aluminium (10%), using the argument that America’s diminished local steel industry poses a security risk to the United States. This is in response to…
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It is reasonable to say that Health and Safety has become a key focus for many businesses over the past 30 years. For some, it is the cornerstone of operations with robust visions such as ‘zero harm’, ‘work safe home…
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There are clear business drivers as to why organisations are investing in diversity & inclusion initiatives: diverse businesses perform better, have higher performing cultures and more readily attract customers from an increasingly diverse community. With the rise of digital technologies…
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