Australians baulk at the great resignation, leery of commute | swrighteconomy
The expected “great resignation” of Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be over before it began, with research showing a sharp fall in the proportion of people thinking about switching jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data this week showed there are more job vacancies, at 480,000, than people formally unemployed . There has also been a 4 percentage point increase to 34 per cent in the number of people who said they had “no intention” of changing jobs or keeping up with possible job opportunities. Another 43 per cent said they were not looking to change jobs, but were keeping an eye on the overall jobs market.
The summit’s issues paper notes “there will be a strong overarching focus on women’s experiences of the labour market and the challenges of ensuring women have equal opportunities and equal pay”. Full-time wages for women climbed by 33.6 per cent in the healthcare sector compared to 17.3 per cent for men. In mining, women’s full-time average incomes grew at twice the rate of men.
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