The government will aim at driving unemployment below pre-pandemic levels and avoid any sharp pivot towards “austerity” in its May 11 budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will say on Thursday.
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Debt relief would improve Caribbean states’ response to global crises.
The recession was pinked-tinged, but so has been the recovery.
Most pandemic policies have benefited those already best off in US society and ignored people for whom neither mass shutdowns nor reopening offer relief.
Despite bleak employment outlooks, college graduates can take some simple steps to boost their chances of finding a job, a veteran career services counselor says.
South Africa is producing an oversupply of graduates in fields that don’t support economic growth.
Canadians who had poor finances and health were more likely to report financial stress across the first several months of the pandemic.
Done right, JobMaker can support 100,000 jobs, but it’ll have to happen soon.
Those who have been laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced a loss of control. Here’s how some of them dealt with it.
It’s not just about the money. Raising the minimum wage would lead to happier and healthier lives for millions of Americans.
JobKeeper and the COVID Supplement to JobSeeker benefits will be gone in a week. The combined effect will be to halve some recipients’ incomes and the rent they can afford.
Joblessness has become a fixture of the South African economy. Understanding the patterns of who is out of work and for how long is key to designing policies to address the problem.
The $1.9 trillion package gets a lot of stuff right, but the direct payments are not among them, argue two economists.
Australia has a long history of making unemployment support contingent on the idea of “deservedness”. JobSeeker rules are an extension of that.
Philosophy can help us see how some of the implicit beliefs we hold about work are mere myths. Success isn’t always due to effort, and the idea some jobs are more shameful to have than others.
Now that we are recovering from recession, there’s no telling how low we could push the unemployment rate. One estimate is 3.5%.
Since the revolution, Tunisians’ call for “bread, freedom and social justice” have fallen on deaf ears.
Financial hardships in particular are likely to lead to ongoing mental health problems, even as the pandemic subsides. Our program could help many people whose mental health has suffered during COVID.
The government has a legal duty not to exacerbate inequalities in its policies, but this is getting forgotten during the pandemic.
The base level of JobSeeker and related payments will increase by $50 a fortnight from April 1 under changes that will also toughen the obligations on people seeking work.
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