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Oct 2022

The Australian accounting shortage is likely to last 7-10 years

By: Odyssey Uncategorised
Tags: artificial intelligence, Australian Accountant, Automation, labour shortage, Outsourcing, robotics, visas

Australian accounting staff shortages are likely to exist for 5 plus years, and one pundit recently suggested a shortage stretching from 7-10 years. This staff shortage requires accountants to rethink what services they should offer, and which clients they should be servicing. With an ongoing shortage of talent in this space, paying to attract employees and retain the best ones …

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Oct 2022

Are skilled workers the solution to Australia’s accounting shortage

By: Odyssey Uncategorised
Tags: Australian Accountant, labour shortage, offshore, Outsourcing, Post-COVID, visas

It seems the new Australian government is refocussing on restarting the permanent skilled workers, giving them top priority. However, reading further into this, the government is going to prioritise the processing of almost 60,000 permanent visa applications lodged by skilled workers based overseas, in a bid to rapidly reduce areas of dire shortage such as health, education and aged care. …