‘Postcard from Australia’ provides valuable context about the evolution of the major project environment in Australia from 2004 to 2014 and the consequences of rapid market growth. Download orderform/newsletter: Pit Crew News – September 2014
After two years of research, preparation and self-funded pilot studies, 2014 saw Pit Crew launch into the Canadian Major Project Market. Read the Canada Special Edition of Pit Crew News, May 2014.
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…
We are currently finalising our latest series of Labour Market Reports. In broad terms these are showing a big shift in the labour market, and our in-depth analysis looks at many of the factors influencing the availability of labour. You’ll find more detail, including Peter Dyball’s commentary on productivity and the impact of skills dilution as…
A new labour market index launched by national resource industry employer group AMMA shows construction labour requirements on Australia’s mining, energy and infrastructure projects will peak at nearly 100,000 workers in 2013. Skills demand strong with 100,000 construction jobs on major Australian projects, miningoilandgasjobs.com, 30 May 2013 The first biannual AMMA-Pit Crew Labour Market Index,…
“Demand to remain high” …the founder and managing director of Perth based Pit Crew Management Consulting Services, Peter Dyball, cautions that while the labour market as a whole is tending to ease at the moment, demand would remain high in Australia’s LNG sector over the coming months… Paying top dollar to get skilled labour, Upstream,…
“End of mining boom a challenge for ‘entitled’ young workers” Labour forecaster Peter Dyball said while opportunities in concreting and earthworks would shrink, demand would grow for higher-level skills… Reality check for WA’s Generation Y, The Australian Financial Review, 25-26 May 2013