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at 12:15 am on May 14, 2021 | 0 comments
The Australia Institute’s Richard Denniss and Matt Grudnoff have demolished the notion that Australia is experiencing chronic skills shortages, given there are nearly two million Australians unemployed or underemployed (video below).
They argue that if businesses want to attract workers there is a simple solution: 1) pay workers enough to make their unattractive jobs more enticing to workers; or train workers themselves with the necessary skills.
It’s an excellent video that explains in simple language why the skills shortage argument used by Australian businesses and the federal government is complete bunkum.