Written by PI-SHEN SEET & JANICE JONES Posted April 22, 2021 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has highlighted the workforce skills shortage as the “single biggest challenge facing the Australian economy” in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Employer surveys also show it’s a top concern. Adding to these concerns is an expected 85% fall in net overseas migration in 2020-21 from 2018-19…

As uni students prepare to enter one of the toughest job markets in decades, some are using agency work to get a leg up on their fellow students and soon to be job competitors. Agency work – an emerging style of work where a job agent finds you work in your desired field (or a…