Children as young as 13 should be used to help plug Australia’s labour shortages, retail and hospitality heads say, in a push to establish a nationally uniform age for beginning work | EXCLUSIVE
Children as young as 13 should be used to help plug Australia’s labour shortages, retail and hospitality heads say, in a push to establish a nationally uniform age for beginning work.
“An ideal model would be one where we allow 13- to 15-year-olds to work, with sensible regulations in place around not working during school hours or at times that would impact a young person’s education.” “What we’re looking for is national consistency and the ability to tap into willing student workers in a consistent way around the country,” he said. “A simple change like this could have an immediate impact on filling vacancies.”
“A consistent minimum age to work across the entire country would not only help businesses with the current staffing crisis we’re facing, but it would also help set up Australia’s youth for the future with the skills and experience necessary.” “It speaks inherently to the flexibility we need to see in the industrial relations space, because our small business community are screaming out for that. This is one example where consistency smooths out understanding,” she said.
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