Women working full-time at record-high levels

More girls are working full-time than ever earlier than because the ultra-competitive labour market attracts extra feminine employees into the 38-hour week.

New evaluation of official labour market information discovered girls’s complete employment is up 193,400 since May 2022, with most taking up full-time relatively than part-time gigs.

About 4300 girls have taken part-time jobs since May 2022, whereas 189,100 have entered full-time employment.

The federal authorities evaluation of Australian Bureau of Statistics information discovered this was a constant pattern throughout each genders, with full-time positions making up 85 per cent of complete jobs development.

However, girls have been accountable for the majority of the rise in full-time employment.

Employment Minister Tony Burke mentioned the federal government was supporting girls within the workforce in a number of methods, together with backing and funding a serious pay rise for the extremely feminised aged care sector.

“We want every Australian woman to be able to work and earn to their full potential,” Mr Burke mentioned.

The federal authorities has additionally confirmed as much as $500 in vitality invoice aid for a whole bunch of hundreds of seniors with concession playing cards.

The cohort of greater than 490,000 Commonwealth seniors well being card holders might be eligible for energy invoice help as per the federal government’s promise to take the sting out of sky-high vitality costs.

Facing excessive vitality worth hikes late final 12 months, the federal authorities carried out a worth cap on coal and fuel and promised direct invoice aid for lower-income households.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au