Policymakers inside and outside of government can provide ideas on creating targeted policies and pathways to recruit talented workers to Canada in the wake of the U.S. H-1B visa fee hike.
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The UK’s ongoing need for workers drives migrants to take huge risks and face high financial costs.
With immigration soaring, warnings about its impact on population distribution, housing and business innovation have gone largely undiscussed during the election campaign.
Refugees can help fill labour shortages and skills gaps, while also boosting diversity and competitiveness.
When CEOs and workplace leaders communicate their personal values and ethics clearly, they inspire individuals to want to work for their organizations.
Change and communication across the food supply chain will help stop prices from rising further.
People who are out of work for reasons such as long-term ill-health are often not well served by national employment support.
A combination of a decline in workers under 35 and an ageing workforce is leading to labour shortages in many regions.
Canada is facing a critical shortage of skilled tradespeople, only doomed to get worse with retirement rates. Our only hope is to attract more workers before it’s too late.
International students are not only ideal candidates for settlement in Canada, they’re also vital to our prosperity. So why is it so difficult for them to come to Canada, especially those from Africa?
To overcome serious shortages of workers, both highly skilled and low-skilled, the government will need to look to migration. But fostering home-grown skills is a better and more enduring solution.
An ageing labour force and ongoing border closures will put severe pressure on
New Zealand’s economic reliance on immigration.
The threat of COVID may be receding, but the fall-out will continue to affect business in the coming year, requiring strong leadership to navigate uncertain times.
This is a proportional response to managing risk at this stage of the pandemic, with so many of us vaccinated and receiving boosters. However, we need to monitor these changes.
Current wage rises will be short term, and expensive for consumers.
Extreme weather is already having an influence on global food prices.
what should the budget do for women? Jennifer Westacott (BCA) and Michele O'Neil (ACTU)
Michelle Grattan discusses next week's budget with Business Council CEO Jennifer Westacott, and ACTU president Michele O'Neil
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