labour shortages

When James Lynn lost his job early in the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming an entrepreneur.It hasn't been easy."You know, entrepreneurship is like being in a maze, where you know where you want to go but you're…

“There is still a lot of regular and even irregular migration to Germany from Turkey," he said. “Every week I bump into 10 to 20 Turks who ask me about how they can relocate here." Turks have long…

As a robotic arm at a Montreal demonstration facility attempts to pick up a small box, it senses that it doesn’t have a good grip, puts the package down, adjusts and tries again. The robot, at Deloitte Canada’s Smart Factory in…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2022 12:56 pm…

The ASX closed barely changed on the final trading day of the month, but officially notched up its worst start to the calendar year in 14 years.The Australian sharemarket closed barely changed despite a positive lead from Wall Street, with…

The local bourse went south after US markets copped a battering amid concerns the Federal Reserve will aggressively hike interest rates as inflation surges.The Australian sharemarket slid into the red for the second straight day on the back…

Covid-19 staff shortages have already dented BHP’s iron ore and coal output in WA and Queensland, even before the west opens the border floodgates.BHP’s latest quarterly report suggests the mining giant is bracing for the West Australian…

Woolworths’ food sales have started to pull back as Sydneysiders return to dining out, but restored freedoms have sent shoppers back to Big W.The pandemic continues to give Australian retailers a bumpy ride, with Woolworths seeing a slow…

A late sell-off stopped the ASX from notching up its fourth straight day in the green, but a whisky distiller and potash producer gained ground.The Australian sharemarket finished flat after a late sell-off, held back by weakness in…

The assets BHP is offloading were the standout in its latest production report, while its cash cow iron ore operations were hit by pandemic-related labour shortages.The standout performer in BHP’s latest quarterly results was ironically a…