Economic

11/03/2026

Employment Hero survey: slow AU hiring loses half of top candidates

Half of Australian hirers have already watched strong candidates walk out of their funnel. In a survey of 1,518 Australian workers commissioned by employment platform Employment Hero and conducted by Pureprofile, published on 28 October 2026, ...

10/27/2026

7 min

Working from home over 55: Fair Work puts productivity first

If your commute leaves you worn out before you even sit down at your desk, and you are over 55, a Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision handed down in Michele Duffy v Victoria University is worth reading carefully. The ruling sets the clearest ...

10/13/2026

6 min

EY-Parthenon: 72% of AU CEOs cite skills risk, 18% fund the fix

Australian chief executives are telling two contradictory stories at once, and the gap between them is landing squarely on People and Culture teams. In the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook Survey, covering 60 Australian business leaders, 72% ...

10/13/2026

6 min

Short overseas work stints: Fair Work Act and ATO risks Australian employers can't ignore

Six weeks working from Bali, still logged into Australian systems, still serving Australian clients, still on the Australian payroll . For a growing number of workers, that is what a flexible work request looks like in 2026. It sounds like ...

10/13/2026

5 min

Australia's non-compete bill: four actions for HR before 2027

The Competition and Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Banning Unfair Non-Competes) Bill 2026 would, if passed, mark the first time a federal Australian parliament has moved to explicitly ban and penalise post-employment restraint clauses across ...

10/13/2026

5 min

Salary data shows energy and finance set Australia's HR pay ceiling

A six-year shift in which sectors pay Australian HR professionals the most has arrived with a clear message for CHROs and People and Culture leaders outside the top tiers: your own team is comparing its compensation against energy and finance ...

10/13/2026

8 min

Public Holidays in Australia 2027: Official Dates and Long Weekends

Australia's 2027 public holiday calendar has a catch. On paper the national list looks thin: Anzac Day falls on a Sunday, and Christmas Day and Boxing Day land on a Saturday and Sunday respectively. But the national list is only the starting ...

10/06/2026

5 min

SA lifts minimum wage 6% to $1,023 a week, tops national rate

South Australia's state award wage floor has risen to $1,023.00 a week , effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. The South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) handed down State Wage Case 2026 (No 2) [2026] SAET 121 on ...

10/05/2026

6 min

Half of Australian workers overqualified for their jobs, HILDA finds

Almost half of Australia's working-age population is overqualified for the job they hold right now. According to the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, 49.5% of workers aged 18 to 64 were overeducated for their ...

09/28/2026

7 min

ABS records 1 million multi-job holders: financial stress reshapes Australia's HR agenda

One in three Australian employees now holds a second job, and the driver is not ambition. It is financial pressure. Gallagher's Workplace Wellbeing Index: Financial Edition, which surveyed 3,598 employees across Australia and New Zealand, found ...

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