Workers get $22K back in unpaid wages
The Fair Work Ombudsman says an employer in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland underpaid two workers a total of $22,000.
View ArticleHealth district takes on more nurse graduates
There has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of graduate registered nurses joining the Gold Coast Health District this year.
View ArticleFears housing costs driving away workers
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) says the Gold Coast risks losing moderate and lower income workers because housing affordability continues to outstrip wages.
View ArticleGovernment unveils Indigenous jobs boost
The State Government has made a commitment to offer 2,800 public sector jobs to Indigenous workers in Queensland.
View ArticleMixed results in jobless figures
Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show a drop in the jobless rate on the Sunshine Coast but a rise on the Gold Coast.
View ArticleMore training urged to fill building vacancies
A conference on Queensland's Gold Coast has been told there will be more than 200,000 vacancies in the Australian building industry within three to five years.
View ArticleFirefighters question WorkCover snub
The United Firefighters Union (UFU) wants to know why WorkCover rejected a claim from a firefighter who collapsed after saving a woman from a burning building on Queensland's Gold Coast.
View ArticleThink-tank says Qld unemployment 'slow to improve'
Access Economics (AE) says Queensland's unemployment rate will take longer to recover than in other parts of the country.
View Article'Someone's lying' about mining tax impact on jobs
The Qld Opposition remains concerned about the planned super profit tax on resource companies that frames the federal budget.
View ArticleBudget tipped to cost Queensland business
Some Queensland business groups say returning the federal budget to a surplus in three years' time will come at a cost.
View ArticleQld budget will be 'boring' like Swan's
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the federal budget was boring and next month's state budget will be the same. Mr Fraser says the Queensland budget will also adopt to Federal Treasurer Wayne...
View ArticleSwan rejects mining tax will hurt Qld jobs
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has disputed claims by Premier Anna Bligh the super-profits mining tax will adversely affect job creation in Queensland. The Federal Government's 40 per cent tax on miners...
View ArticleQueensland 'the job generator of Australia'
Unemployment in Queensland is up 0.1 per cent to 5.6 per cent, seasonally adjusted. But Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the Government's target to create 100,000 new jobs target is now down to 66,100.
View ArticleCouncil employment grows despite amalgamations
The LGAQ says there is now 2,000 more people working for councils since the 2008 local government amalgamations.
View ArticleBligh defends hiring QR apprentices despite sell-off
Premier Anna Bligh says Queensland Rail (QR) is hiring 120 new apprentices because of increased demand for coal to be moved on the rail network.
View ArticleUnion demands staff say in move
A union which represents Gold Coast City Council workers says it wants to be consulted before staff are moved from the administration centre at Evandale.
View ArticleQld workers get extra public holidays over Christmas
Qld Parliament is considering legislation to create extra public holidays on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
View ArticleUnion says bus conductors may cut assaults
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has suggested a new bus safety committee consider the reintroduction of conductors to reduce assaults on drivers.
View ArticleGames bid sparks call for more hospitality staff
Queensland's peak hospitality group says if the Gold Coast is to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the industry needs more staff.
View ArticleCocos grocery markets under administration
South-east Queensland grocery chain, Cocos Fresh Food Markets, has gone into administration owing creditors around $12 million.
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