and this won't help . . .


Job seekers are in for a difficult time as weak economic growth and uncertainty over the federal election make Australian businesses reluctant to employ new staff.

Businesses don't plan to hire in the months ahead and more job cuts and off-shoring announcements could be on the horizon, according to Dun and Bradstreet's latest Business Expectations Survey.

Hiring expectations have declined for six consecutive quarters to their lowest level in four years, with companies in the construction, manufacturing and retail sectors expecting the biggest level of employment reduction.
"With little spark to be found in the domestic economy, businesses are wary of investing, instead focusing on their core operations and controlling their costs," Dun and Bradstreet chief executive Gareth Jones said.

"It appears businesses don't see any substantial improvement in trading conditions in the new financial year to make them prepare for growth, while the upcoming federal election is also creating uncertainty and dampening new activity."

More than 40 per cent of the executives surveyed cited operational costs as their biggest barrier to growth in the September quarter, while 25 per cent cited weak demand for their product.

Almost one quarter expect that a coalition victory at the federal election would be more favourable for their operations.

Dun and Bradstreet economic adviser Stephen Koukoulas said the business sector was unambiguously preparing for weaker activity.

"Of most concern is the scaling back in employment intentions, which points to net job shedding and undoubtedly a rise in the unemployment rate in the next few months," Mr Koukoulas said.

"These business expectations point to the opportunity for the Reserve Bank to further cut interest rates."

My brother cant get a part time job in retail while he studies because of his age and misses out to 17 year olds all the time.

While I think if you are old enough to vote you are old enough to be paid as an adult, retailers just wont hire them.

Its a double edged sword sadly.

Time was when employers were required to hire x-number of 'juniors' for each 'senior' employee.  And in between were the intermediates

It worked.  The seniors coached the intermediates and juniors in what was expected of them by the employer

It also ensured older people were employed

At our local supermarket, for well over a decade, there have been two, maybe three 'seniors' with the bulk of employees being green as grass, entitled kids who think they're too big, too important and too proud to have to say 'thank you' to the paying customer who provides them their job

The seniors know they're on borrowed time and work like navvies, bums up, heads down, three bags full SIR !

We know perfectly well that BOTH political parties in this unlucky, blighted, ruined country are hell bent on creating a slave class only marginally more independent than welfare drone majorities

It began with the Lima Declaration in 1975, when 'our' traitorous government of the day signed on to send overseas, immediately, 30% of Aussies jobs and 30% of Aussie manufacturing.  These days, it's running at 85% or higher

They're ALL part of it.  There are NO good guys within our political parties or leaders

They have already ruined this country and with it probably your life and most certainly those of your kids and grandkids

Does anyone really believe they introduced maternity and paternity leave for YOUR benefit ?  Anyone silly enough to believe the 'adult wage for 18 year olds' is for YOUR benefit ?

Wake up

It's just another nail in your coffin

So let me know when you're planning an Egyptian or Brazilian type action

but make it within the next 20 years or I'll be pushing up daisies and unable to help