A National Skills Passport will be one of nine new policies designed to supercharge Australia's workforce. On Monday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will follow in the footsteps of his political hero Paul Keating and deliver the first Employment White Paper in nearly 30 years. The Employment White Paper lays out a plan to reskill the nation, preparing for the challenges it faces over the decades to come. A National Skills Passport will make it easier for workers to display their skills and for companies to find required staffing. Other reforms will be set out to reduce the gender pay gap and cement a new lower goal for full employment.
A National Skills Passport will be one of nine new policies designed to supercharge Australia's workforce.
On Monday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will follow in the footsteps of his political hero Paul Keating and deliver the first Employment White Paper in nearly 30 years. The Employment White Paper lays out a plan to reskill the nation, preparing for the challenges it faces over the decades to come. A National Skills Passport will make it easier for workers to display their skills and for companies to find required staffing.
Other reforms will be set out to reduce the gender pay gap and cement a new lower goal for full employment.
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