There is more unpleasant news for Australian companies.
Retailers have so much difficulty finding and hiring new workers that some companies are now at risk of financial collapse, according to a national agency with the highest retail trend.
Post-pandemic labor shortages continue to paralyze the retail industry, the Australian Traders Association (NOW) said today, with many traders insisting that the search for new employees has steadily worsened in recent years. three months.
ARA chief Paul Zahra urged the federal government to relax income restrictions on pensioners who were willing to work and could fill critical job gaps.
“This would mobilize a cohort of willing and capable workers and allow pensioners to supplement their income … and help address the workforce challenge,” he said.