Most career changers rely on their networks to move to a new industry, new research shows.
Articles on Employment
Displaying 1 - 20 of 797 articles
Whether steelmaking returns to Whyalla is only part of the story. The intervening years could have consequences of their own, and the community will need support.
Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project.
New research shows that Indigenous applicants can face discrimination at the hiring stage, even when they have the same qualifications and experience as other candidates.
Automation may simply speed up the rat race.
Redistribution must recognise that most workers are in informal employment.
An analysis by the Treasury forecasts that AI has the potential to have a bigger impact on high-skilled and cognitive jobs, not just physical and routine roles.
Africa still needs millions of better-paying jobs and higher productivity to reduce poverty. What has changed is the route to achieving those goals.
Of the top 20 occupations most at risk of being automated, 15 are dominated by women.
If the US were to create a fund to harness AI and buffer the economy and workers from long-term harms AI could cause, it would not be the first country to do so.
A dedicated court could help fill a gap for workers seeking justice, but the design will matter.
Reform needs to be careful. Simply shutting down existing workplaces could leave some disabled workers worse off.
Yes, strong laws already exist to protect job-seekers from discrimination. But AI has made things more complicated.
Young workers, in particular, are affected, losing out on opportunities to advance their careers.
In Mozambique growth and employment are becoming disconnected, and so are skills and opportunity.
Skills shortages affect businesses as well as job seekers.
For experiential learning to remain vital, it must engage communities to improve social outcomes.
Career influencers and resume services profit from exaggerated claims about how applicant-tracking systems work. Most of the popular advice is not backed by evidence.
While we’re feeling gloomier about the future, Australia actually ranks highly on many economic and social measures.
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, Canada needs to consider how opportunity is distributed once immigrants enter the labour market.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
-
Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
-
Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
-
Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
-
Professor of Law, University of Oregon
-
Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
-
Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
-
Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
-
Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
-
Professor of Work and Employment, University of Southampton
-
Director of the King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Professor of Work and Employment, King's College London