Workforce

In an industry defined by short-term contracts and a mobile workforce, sometimes the challenge is being counted.

Victoria is currently experiencing disproportionately high rates of youth unemployment due to COVID-19 and this is expected to rise even

(Hint: it doesn't)

Lots of questions still need answering before the community services portable long service leave scheme starts on 1 July.

Better workforce data would help us plan for the future and give us a stronger platform for the community sector.

Community services...These jobs require a human touch, and cannot be automated.

Community services are continually frustrated by short-term funding contracts.

Unemployment, under-employment and stagnant wages are often in the headlines. One solution that is regularly pitched for these issues is

With household debt at a record high, even slight interest rate rises can push family budgets to breaking point. Wages

Funding to develop an Aboriginal treaty, a LGBTI inclusive Victoria and implementing the state's multicultural policy are positive investments to

The 2017 Victorian Budget includes welcome initiatives to stimulate employment growth in new industries and in localities facing disadvantage. It

The Latrobe Valley is again steeling itself for a fight. They’re a resilient bunch, but they can’t do it on

One in ten young Australians are not in education, employment or training. They’re neither “earning” nor “learning”. What if we

Australia’s ageing population and the rollout of the NDIS will turbocharge demand a whole new 'support and care’ workfroce over

If Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten agree on anything it’s that “jobs of the future” seems like a pretty good

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

A growing number of Victorian workers are facing involuntary job loss due to business closures, downsizing or their particular jobs

The Service Agreement is used as a standard agreement for the contracting of services from the community sector by the

The VCOSS submission to the Victorian inquiry into the labour hire industry and insecure work outlines the nature and effects

The Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee of the Victorian Parliament is inquiring into the portability of long service leave

A report from Carers Australia estimates that more than 1 in 8 Australians are providing informal care in 2015 and

Deborah Fewster is the Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations at Melbourne City Mission. In this guest post she

A new VCOSS report gives a snapshot of the contribution of Victoria's community sector charities to the state's economy and

The state government has prioritised tackling unemployment in its 2015-16 budget, with a range of measures. These include jobs and

It is clear that Victoria today is facing a jobs crisis. Youth unemployment is at its highest level since the

Victoria’s unemployment and youth unemployment rates are at their highest levels in decades. In late 2014 the State’s unemployment rate

Forty years since women earned the right to equal pay for equal work, it is a poor reflection on Australia