Peoplebank gains Labour Agreement for ‘priority’ ICT contractors

Peoplebank Australia (PBA), Australia’s largest ICT skills recruiter, today announces it has signed an On-Hire Labour Agreement with the Federal Government.  The agreement gives Peoplebank a streamlined process for sourcing international contractors for projects that meet the criteria of the Temporary Business 457 visa program.

Article appeared in: The Canberra Times
Author: Simon Grose
Date: 16th March 2009

As jobs disappear around the nation, IT professionals in Canberra should be quietly confident that their Government will still need them.

Article appeared in: ARN
Author: Julia Talevski
Date: 11th March 2009

Demand for certain IT skills has softened as a result of the economic downturn, according to a recent IT&T salary report. The Peoplebank Quarterly IT&T Salary Index covers more than 50 ICT skill categories based on permanent and contractor employees across Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The latest report ran from December to February.

Peoplebank survey tracks the economic downturn’s impact on IT salaries

Peoplebank today releases its Quarterly IT&T Salary Index based on salaries offered to permanent and contractor ICT workers over the December 08 – Feb 09 period in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.

Article appeared in: InfoWorld
Author: Dan Tynan
Date: 12th December 2008

Working in today’s cutthroat economy has become a lot like the old joke about two guys being chased by a grizzly bear. One guy stops to take off his work shoes and lace up some sneakers.