Auto Job Vacancies Soar

Australia fights to find staff, while retention rates slump, says recruiter

ALMOST 40,000 automotive technicians are needed to fill vacant jobs in Australia, highlighting the increasing difficulty of attracting employees to the Australian automotive business, according to recruitment specialist Motor Staff.

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Tony Pearson
AUSTRALIA’S NEXT HORIZON

I like traffic jams. When I find myself – as I often am – at a standstill in Hanoi, Manila or Jakarta, I am reassured all is well. As an economist, the traffic jam is one of the most tangible indicators of economies growing quickly, a burgeoning new middle class rapidly forming – these new middle-income households are purchasing vehicles and scooters for the very first time.

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Activ8
WHY AUSTRALIA IS GOING TO RUN OUT OF WORKERS

We all know Australia’s population is ageing – by 2030, almost 20 per cent of the population will be older than 65. We also know that Australia’s economy is increasingly reliant upon the service sector. Our modelling predicts that services will comprise an even greater proportion of the economy by 2030 (up 5 per cent to 77.3 per cent), due in part to increased health spending and new export opportunities in Asia. But few of us are thinking about the way these forces will collide.

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Activ8