BSA names Brian Fletcher as APAC Director of Policy
04 March, 2020Brian Fletcher is set to help BSA | The Software Alliance achieve key priorities as its new Director of Policy – APAC.
IWD: ACS events promote gender equality in ICT
04 March, 2020Gender equality in tech is in the spotlight this week as the ACS gears up for International Women's Day on 8 March.
Negative media influences casual workers' job choices
27 February, 2020Humanforce has revealed that negative media coverage can impact Australian businesses' ability to attract casual workers.
ASD to hire two senior executives
29 January, 2020The ASD is seeking two senior executives to head its signals intelligence and network operations and the ACSC.
AI to take over 69% of managers' roles by 2024
28 January, 2020Almost 69% of managers' workloads could be automated by 2024, thanks to technologies such as AI, personal assistants and chatbots, according to Gartner.
Australia facing "massive" IT skills gap in 1H20
28 January, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHays' latest Job Report shows that Australian employers are grappling with a major IT and digital technology skills gap.
Guy Danskine appointed MD of Equinix in Australia
13 January, 2020 by Jonathan NallyDanskine, previously Senior Director, Strategic Alliances, takes over from Jeremy Deutsch in the MD role.
Best of 2019: Dept of Employment using big data to reskill Australia
08 January, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAcross the festive season we'll be reprising some of our best articles from 2019. Today we look at one example of how government is using data analytics.
IT staff attrition rates are "unsustainably" high
04 November, 2019According to an AIIA/Aon survey, IT staff attrition (voluntary and involuntary) is running at an "unsustainably" high level of 21.7%, on par with Silicon Valley.
Almost 60% of Australian casual workers feel disengaged at work
01 November, 2019A survey has revealed how employers can bring out the best in their casual workers, with workforce management solutions part of the answer.
Employers expect struggles upskilling staff
22 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAround 87% of Australian employers expect to face challenges upskilling staff to support the adoption of new technologies.
Would you trust a robot over your manager? Study finds most do
21 October, 2019People trust robots more than their managers, with many being "excited" about and "grateful" for their robot co-workers, a study shows.
Industry discourages expats' return despite skills shortage
11 October, 2019Returning expats could help fill the skills gap facing the technology industry if only Australian companies would hire them, a new report has shown.
Australian firms urged to be 'safety champions'
03 October, 2019Australians companies are being encouraged to be 'safety champions' for National Safe Work Month.
Zendesk to increase Victorian workforce
26 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingZendesk has announced plans to expand its Melbourne-based Asia Pacific Software Engineering Centre by hiring 70 new highly skilled engineers.
