Ai Group CEO Innes Willox says the quicker JobKeeper is removed the better as Australia is still running “a two-speed economy”.
On Thursday the ABS released August’s jobs figures showing a decrease in the unemployment rate to 6.8 per cent. However, the majority of jobs added were part-time, meaning fewer hours were worked which results in lower productivity and lower output.
“Although those were really promising figures yesterday, the next six months are going to pretty tough as we come off JobKeeper,” Mr Willox told Sky News. “People do have to start trying to find their way back into the workforce. “Employers need to start trying to find ways to employ again.”
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