Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton declined an invitation, but Nationals leader David Littleproud will attend.Agreement is likely to be reached at the two-day summit on increasing immigration, boosting training and skills and the principle of lifting wages through higher productivity.But there remain differences between business and unions on workplace relations, particularly industry-wide enterprise bargaining agreements.Federal
In 1983, relative to unions, business representatives were hopelessly divided. Hadler, who attended on behalf of the Australian Merchant Bankers Association, cautioned business not to miss the lessons from the Hawke summit.“All the business representatives and all individuals need to have a united position going into, and during, the summit as positions will change,” he
“The jobs summit comes at a critical juncture for the Australian economy as it faces major challenges around productivity growth, high inflation, declines in real-wages and major skills shortages,” Ms Denholm told The Australian Financial Review.SafetyCulture’s Luke Anear says Australia needs to change its image as a business location. Jason Smith“Getting more Australians into tech jobs
DETROIT (AP) — About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries. Leaders of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker made the announcement Monday in a companywide email, saying that 2,000 full-time salaried workers