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WHAT IN THE WORLD THE DEGREE OF UNEMPLOYMENT A 30-year Australian government plan to increase university graduate numbers has succeeded, albeit at a cost. New studies show that one in four graduates can expect to be unemployed in the months after completing their degree. A 2019 graduate outcome survey by QILT found 27.4 per cent of graduates were still unemployed or employed in an unrelated field in the four months following their degree completion. A review in 2008 predicted the supply of graduates would exceed the demand in the workplace by 2010.—The Conversation
PAID LEAVE AFTER MISCARRIAGE NEW ZEALAND
Couples who suffer miscarriages will be given three days' paid leave. The new legislation, which makes New Zealand one of the world's first countries to provide this level of cover, will now cover miscarriages at any point in the pregnancy—not just stillbirth miscarriages after 20 weeks. The legislation doesn't include pregnancy terminations.—The Strait Times 4
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