During 2012/2013 the volatility of the national and global economies has been a catalyst for changes in the labour market and our clients are adapting in a number of ways. Financial constraints have compelled some clients to focus on cost efficiencies and austerity, others are developing and executing strategies which use the easing in the…
A range of representatives from industry and government received up-to-the-minute data and analysis from the latest Pit Crew Labour Market Reports across construction labour, engineering resources and operations resources. Companies represented included: Adani, Alliance Contracting, AMMA, APPEA, Arrow Energy, Aussie Orientation Services, Austin Engineering, Baseline Group, BHPB Iron Ore, BidWrite, Cannings Purple, Chandler Macleod, CIVMEC,…
Western Australia is destined for further skills shortages and a reliance on temporary migrants despite the slowdown of work on major resources projects. While the state’s current shortage of construction workers is expected to ease, it will be offset by a dearth of workers with the skills required to operate resources projects in a few…
One of the State’s leading employment forecasters says the worst of job losses in the cooling resources sector is over, with the workforce set to plateau for years. Read the article in full here: Employment Steady: Worst is over for resources job losses Following this article’s publication in The West, Peter Dyball was contacted for…