The percentage of job vacancies has more than doubled in regional areas since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Both large and small employers are having to work around persistent staff shortages, even as demand for their products and services picks up across the economy. At many short-staffed companies, the current situation simply means existingA snapshot of the skills shortages at the country’s major listed companies shows the depth of the problem facing employers., reports having about 2500 roles to fill over the next 12 months.
Sydney Airport estimates it has only rehired half of the 15,000 jobs cut from the organisation during the pandemic. The 800 organisations at the airport are still looking to fill another 5000 roles, including security, ground handling, retailers, customs and border control. NAB reports needing to recruit around 1500 staff with technology and digital skills this year, while Rio Tinto says it needs to hire more than 1000 in its mining operations in roles including operators, fitters, drillers, electrical roles and supervisors.
Coles has almost 6600 vacancies across the company, including 6120 Team Member and Leadership positions open and another 460 across store support functions. Rival Woolworths has about 1700 open jobs ads according to its recruitment page.Connect with