BDBDEmploymentWages up, but private sector lagsWage increases accelerated in the last quarter, but is still soft enough to keep the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates anytime soon. The labour cost index rose 0.6 percent in the last...31 Oct 10:00 PM
EmploymentTeens missing out on workThe teenage part-time workforce fell from 51,200 in 2007 to 35,500 this year.15 Oct 04:30 PM
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