The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.

October 06, 2022 Edition-----In the UK the current Tory Government appears to have totally lost the plot and failed to even move to fix things – a real disaster I fear for millions.In the US Hurricane Ian seems to have been of Biblical Scale that will take years to repair the damage.In Europe we see the recession arriving.In OZ we are coping with the Optus data breach, an imminent and difficult Budget and the new Integrity Commission being sorted out!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/technology/manufacturers-turn-to-robots-as-job-ads-go-unanswered-20220920-p5bjilHow a $1m robot solved this company ’s labour shortageTess Bennett Technology reporterSep 26, 2022 – 5.00amAustralia ’sacute labour shortage is driving mid-sized manufacturers such as Toowoomba-based Vickery Holdings to increase their spending on automation to take advantage of strong customer demand.Nathan Vickery ’s family-owned business in regional Queensland makes steel reinforcing products for concreters and residential builders and is looking for five employees to keep up with the orders coming in.“I’m not taking on the work that’s available because I just know I’ll let people down,” Mr Vickery said.He said he had put ads on Seek over the past six months that had not received a single applicant. Before the pandemic, similar ads would attract 30 or 40 resum és.In the local area, 10 Queensland manufacturers had come together to discuss ways to bring staff in from overseas to address t...
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