Businesses under pressure due to a chronic staff shortage

Sydney cafe owner Anthony Iacono Source: SBS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that unemployment is still at only 4.6 per cent - even though nearly 140,000 people lost their jobs last month. But businesses are grappling with staff shortages due to the pandemic-induced closure of international borders causing a plunge in Australia's migrant intake

New South Wales and Victoria hold 60 per cent of the nation's labour market.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics - A rise in hours worked reflected a strong business recovery in Queensland - and the easing of COVID restrictions in New South Wales.
There were large falls in both Victoria and the ACT as people experienced reduced hours or no work due to lockdowns.
The national underemployment rate dropped by less than 0.1 per cent.

ભારતીય મૂળના કર્મચારીઓને ઓછી ચૂકવણી બદલ મેલ્બર્નમાં કેકની દુકાનને 50,000 ડોલરનો દંડ

Wage theft is now a crime in Victoria