A report on Australia's temporary skilled migration visas has been conducted by industrial relations expert Barbara Deegan recommending temporary skilled workers be guaranteed market wages rather than a minimum salary.
An additional labour force of 58,000 will be required by 2020 if Australia is to maintain its current share of commodities, Minerals Council of Australia director, environment and social policy, Melanie Stutsel told delegates at yesterday's Desert Knowledge Symposium, Alice Springs.
A report released by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) projects the mining sector will need to employ 86,000 more workers, from 128,000 in 2008 to 215,000 in 2020, an increase of 68%.
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has released a report that projects the demand for labour in the minerals sector for nine major commodities in Australia from 2008 to 2020.
Research commissioned by the Minerals Council has shown that employment in the already buoyant minerals sector is set for even stronger growth, with a 70% increase by 2020.
THE Australian skilled labour drought may soon ease.
WA's peak business and employer group, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA (CCI), has welcomed talks in the New Year to examine ways to alleviate the burden on local employers.
A MAJOR report by Western Australia's peak employer group has called for urgent government action to boost the population and the workforce which it says will see WA require as many as 400,000 additional workers over the next decade.
THE Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has announced changes to the sponsorship, nomination and visa regulations affecting recruitment/labour hire and on-hire industry.
THE 4th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards Excellence in Mine OH&S