The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says it has been warning the Federal Government for two years that the large reductions to incentives to employ apprentices was going to result in a dramatic drop-off in the number of ...
Tags: Service
The sharemarket suffered its sharpest one-day fall for two months yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said it could reduce its economic stimulus measures and China's manufacturing showed signs of contraction. "In the next few meetings ...
The dollar's dive looks far from over, even though it has already lost more than 8 per cent of its value against the US dollar since the middle of last month. Of course, a technical correction is possible. But increased disappointment ...
Tags: Aussie Dollar, Global Forces
May 17, 2013 - Territorial premiers met in Whitehorse, Yukon, for the 11th annual Northern Premiers? Forum, where they discussed numerous issues of importance, including cost-effective energy systems, as well as cleaner alternatives. The ...
Tags: Hydropower, Connectivity, Skills Training
May 15, 2013 - Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) says a skilled workforce is needed to support the expansion of Canada’s electricity-related renewable energy industry. Through the Renewing Futures initiative, EHRC has ...
Tags: HR Strategy, Electricity
Tangiers Group has introduced a new product development and insurance underwriting unit, Tangiers Global, aimed to provide insurance products for workers, travelers, and volunteers living in or visiting dangerous places. Tangiers Global ...
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The Australian dollar was lower yesterday after worldwide confidence was dented by news on Friday of weaker than expected employment growth in the US last month. At 5pm, the dollar was buying $US1.0379, down US0.36c. The US jobs report ...
Tags: Aussie Dollar, Dollar
The Australian dollar was lower today after world-wide confidence was dented by news on Friday of weaker-than-expected employment growth in the US in March. The Australian dollar was trading at $US1.0373 in late afternoon trading compared ...
Tags: Australian dollar, dollar
April 3, 2013 - Construction industry stakeholders from across Canada have formed a new national organization to help “keep a steady flow of highly skilled workers available to the growing industry”: BuildForce Canada. ...
Aggressibe new stimulus measures from Japan's central bank helped pull stocks higher and offset a downbeat report from the US labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.76 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 14606.11, ...
The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012 with employment receding overall and unemployment rising further, while households' financial situation remained serious according to the European ...
Tags: EU-27, Employment, Social Situation
A just-released forecast of labour supply and demand says construction will need to recruit more than 250,000 workers—including the traditional number of new entrants to the workforce—to meet building needs from now until 2021. ...
Tags: Construction Industry, labour supply, commercial building
The European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo (EEAG)* has released its twelfth Report on the European Economy today in Brussels. The international group of scholars expects world GDP to grow by 3.3 percent this year, up from 3.0 percent in ...
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Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting worries that China's demand for Australian exports would weaken. At 4.47pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0224 compared with ...
Tags: Aussie, US, Australian dollar
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 5109.2 after hitting a 4 1/2-year high of 5135.7 in early trading. Share trading value worth $5.2 billion slipped just below the 20-day moving average of $5.3bn. Asian markets were ...
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