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OzTech: Sydney company makes quantum breakthrough; High-risk IT gaps in NSW councils; NSW puts $700M into digital tech; 87% of IT professionals consider leaving
OzTech Roundup is Computerworld Australia’s weekly look at the world of IT.
Salary surveys find these are golden days for skilled IT professionals
Hays and Robert Half salary guides for Australia have found employees are still struggling to find skilled talent and reveal the top five IT jobs in demand in Australia.
How tech companies are responding to the talent gap
Tech companies face a dearth of workforce talent, which has led many organizations to hire through non-traditional approaches that include coding bootcamps, low-code training, and focusing on population areas outside the norm.
OzTech: Tech Central cybersecurity research facility, and first scaleup tenants; Queensland education providers must improve cybersecurity
OzTech Roundup is Computerworld Australia’s weekly look at the world of IT.
7 reasons to stock up on day passes to a co-working space
Now that your team is embracing remote or hybrid work, it’s time to consider how co-working spaces can help keep everyone productive.
How to master the diversity hiring challenge
It’s not often that you see two cybersecurity vendor CEOs agree on an issue — and yet get into a very public insult-fest with each other. Then again, this did start at RSA, so anything is possible.
Why young tech workers leave — and what you can do to keep them
Employers should not expect younger workers to remain with them for their entire careers. But good practices can retain employees for many more years than companies that ignore key metrics for employee retention.
How to get into IT: NAB interns share their paths to full-time roles
National Australia Bank wants to fill 1,500 IT roles in 2022 and is actively recruiting interns to do so.
Microsoft commits to ban non-competes and increase pay transparency in the US
The technology giant is making four broad commitments to US-based employees, including the removal of controversial clauses from employee contracts.
Elon Musk heaps layoff threat on top of in-office work mandate
After telling top managers to enforce a back-to-office mandate for employees, the Tesla CEO then messaged executives telling them he expects to lay off 10% of his workforce in anticipation of a recession.
OzTech: Aussie IaaS market grows; Australia’s cybersecurity minister; Free cybersecurity services; New cybersecurity academy; VC fund for women-led startups
OzTech Roundup is Computerworld Australia’s weekly look at the world of IT.
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About the Best Places to Work in IT
Find out about Computerworld's annual Best Places to Work in IT program, including eligibility, survey contents, deadlines, and more.
Is Elon Musk’s ‘return to office’ mandate genius or corporate suicide?
Elon Musk's demand that workers return to the office full time could be his way of culling "undesirables" from his workforce, but experts say it's a highly dangerous strategy that may end up backfiring.
IT workers face greater stress from remote issues
With in-person IT support now relatively rare, tech workers are under increasing pressure to support end-users and endpoint devices remotely — and they need better overall support and tools to do that.
Considering contract help? Keep these 10 tips in mind
Skills shortages are forcing more companies than ever to tap into the market for freelance talent. But keys to success are quite different than hiring full-time help.
What Gen Z and millennials want from employers
Young workers not only want better pay, they want previously less-popular benefits such as mental health care and four-day workweeks, according to three surveys by separate companies. And they want to work for a company that cares...
OzTech: Cybersecurity training for women in Victoria; Top 5 skills Aussie techies are after
OzTech Roundup is Computerworld Australia’s weekly look at the world of IT.
