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Trust you enjoyed a relaxing Easter break and if anything like me have sworn off chocolate for the foreseeable future??? Making news this month starts with an article by the Adelaide Advertiser advising the Minister for Independent Contractors has announced that new legislation will be introduced that requires Govt Departments pay small business and independent contractors within 30 days of invoice or be charged penalties and interest. I'm sure you will agree this is a most positive step with many small businesses often frustrated by the time it takes to receive payment. For more details see the original press release here.
For those of you not aware, the RCSA (Recruitment & Consulting Services Assn) produces an informative quarterly survey of industry metrics to assist members in representing business needs to Australian & NZ Governments. Lack of suitable candidates remains the top concern followed by finding suitable recruitment staff with the state of the economy now coming in at 3rd place. Issues of most concern by State are:
- NSW: most concerned about state of the economy, financing growth and more concerned about employment legislation & OH&S issues
- VIC: is more worried about financing growth and less concerned about the state of the economy and legal issues bout on-hired staff.
- QLD: is less worried about financing growth, maintaining profits, price undercutting, industrial relations and OH&S issues
- SA: is more worried about retaining and finding recruitment staff, maintaining profitability, industrial relations, workers compensation, employment legislation, legal issues about on=hired staff and immigration issues and less worried about financing growth
- WA is more concerned about retaining suitable recruitment staff and less concerned with financing growth, restructuring industries, the cost of advertising, workers compensation, employment legislation and legal issues
- NZ: is least worried about finding and retaining staff, price undercutting, the state of the economy and industrial relations and most worried bout lack of hiring intentions of client and restructuring industries.
The top 5 skills where biggest candidate shortages are experienced are: business professionals and non-building professional engineers, associates and technicians. These are followed by building professionals and electrical trades (building). Other trades also remain in short supply. The shortage of health professionals and nurses remains substantial as does the shortage of receptionists and telephonists. Visit our BLOG to get a more detailed breakdown of the December RCSA Survey.
Hope you all have a great month.
Deirdre Gruiters
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Deirdre Gruiters is the Executive Director - Consulting for aCE talentNET, or in other words, aCE talentNET's Corporate Talent Agent. So if looking for Organisational Development resources is what you're needing to do, then Deirdre and the team of aCE talentNET know how to find them. Ask anyone of our continually satisfied clients.
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