Feature Articles for Australian Industry

The latest release of apprentice and trainee data show there were 282 900 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 June 2016, a decrease of 7.8% from 30 June 2015.

The latest release of apprentice and trainee data show that commencements in the March 2016 quarter decreased by 3.7% to 56 100 compared with the same period last year.

The Government continues to allow companies to source engineers from overseas when thousands of Australian based engineers struggle to find work.

"Ai Group is embarking on a major collaborative project that could reinvent apprenticeships in Australia."

With eCommerce and an ever-growing market of impatient customers expecting everything yesterday, manufacturing has never faced more challenges.

Mental and stress related disorders such as depression, anxiety and burnout account for a large percentage of all work-related health problems.

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) welcomes the SA Government's initiative in job creation and the Job Accelerator Program.

What exactly is this British breakfast cereal that's got everyone in a tizz?

Technology; it’s stopped being surprising for its sheer ability to be what we never imagined it could be.

A new National Minimum Wage comes into effect from the first pay period on or after tomorrow, July 1.

Labor is right to seek ways to reverse the slide in apprenticeship numbers but its proposal for quotas on government-funded infrastructure projects needs to be considered with caution, ...

Innovation is critical to Australia's economic transition and forms an important part of our national economic plan.

The Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase minimum and award wages by 2.4 per cent means a heavier burden for employers operating in an economy in transition, the Australian ...

When it comes to workplace safety, physical safety is usually on the agenda.

New data shows that wages continue to grow more slowly than they have in the past, but the headline result does not tell the full story, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

Your star salesperson has been consistently topping thier budgets and receiving fantastic bonuses for two years. Now your sales manager has decided to fly the coup.

Okay, so you’ve decided to hire an apprentice metalworker rather than a seasoned pro. Good for you!

Well, to be honest, the future of engineering in Australia is less about engineering itself and more about engineers.

A report released on 25 November 2015 by the Australian Government highlights the key role innovative entrepreneurship needs to play in transforming the nation's economy.

In an earlier article we discussed whether your next manufacturing employee should be a robot.