Five Key Issues In The Australian Workplace—Highlights For Multinational Employers

The key issues affecting Australian workplaces bear a strong resemblance with those in the United States. While generalizations suffer from the limitations of being just that, here are five issues HR and workplace leaders in Australia are grappling with in a two-minute read.

1. Skills and staff shortages and wage pressure

Almost one in five Australian employers are having difficulty finding suitable employees to fill jobs according to Government statistics, as the jobless rate falls to a low of 4.2%. The biggest shortfalls are in the small business hospitality and other services sector, but even large utilities, manufacturing, and construction employers are feeling the pinch. Anecdotally, the demand for human resource professionals is on a ten-year high too!