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The Age
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- The Age
Taking a haircut: The states where you're paying more at the salon
Australians are being forced to pay too much for trips to the hairdresser, repairs to their cars and painting for their homes by a patchwork of licence rules that the Productivity Commission says are hurting consumers and prospective workers. As part of a study that calls for an overhaul of high school and post-secondary education to deal with a growing number of students finishing their studies without key skills, the commission argues protections put in place by particular industries are imposing widespread financial costs across the economy. People in NSW and South Australia who want to become hairdressers need to complete a certificate III training course, at a cost of $13,000 to $28,000, putting upward pressure on prices. There is no evidence that it has improved the quality of cuts and colours compared with other states. The commission's study, the fourth of five it is releasing before next week's three-day economic roundtable, warned that the pace of economic change meant some existing jobs would disappear and others would be created, while new skills would be required for existing occupations. Ninety per cent of new jobs in coming years would require post-secondary qualifications from either universities or vocational education centres. Loading But the commission found consumers were being harmed by regulations governing existing jobs. It said occupational entry regulations (OERs), which require workers to meet minimum conditions such as a licence, were growing. One in five people were subjected to them, worsening worker shortages. In occupations such as hairdressing, vehicle repairs, painting and decorating, there were differing licence conditions across the country, but without measurably different outcomes.
Sydney Morning Herald
6 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Taking a haircut: The states where you're paying more at the salon
Australians are being forced to pay too much for trips to the hairdresser, repairs to their cars and painting for their homes by a patchwork of licence rules that the Productivity Commission says are hurting consumers and prospective workers. As part of a study that calls for an overhaul of high school and post-secondary education to deal with a growing number of students finishing their studies without key skills, the commission argues protections put in place by particular industries are imposing widespread financial costs across the economy. People in NSW and South Australia who want to become hairdressers need to complete a certificate III training course, at a cost of $13,000 to $28,000, putting upward pressure on prices. There is no evidence that it has improved the quality of cuts and colours compared with other states. The commission's study, the fourth of five it is releasing before next week's three-day economic roundtable, warned that the pace of economic change meant some existing jobs would disappear and others would be created, while new skills would be required for existing occupations. Ninety per cent of new jobs in coming years would require post-secondary qualifications from either universities or vocational education centres. Loading But the commission found consumers were being harmed by regulations governing existing jobs. It said occupational entry regulations (OERs), which require workers to meet minimum conditions such as a licence, were growing. One in five people were subjected to them, worsening worker shortages. In occupations such as hairdressing, vehicle repairs, painting and decorating, there were differing licence conditions across the country, but without measurably different outcomes.
Perth Now
7 hours ago
- Perth Now
Major update in plastics recycling scheme
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed a new grant for a voluntary soft plastics recycling scheme, almost three years after the collapse of the REDcycle scheme. Run by the Soft Plastics Stewardship of Australia (SPSA), the scheme will re-encourage shoppers to collect and recycle soft plastics such as shopping bags and food wrappers. Melbourne-based soft recycling scheme REDcycle collapsed in November 2022. NewsWire / Ian Currie Credit: News Corp Australia In November 2022, Melbourne-based recycling program REDcycle collapsed after it was revealed hundreds of millions of soft plastics went unrecycled, instead stored inside warehouses. The ACCC previously engaged a trial with major supermarkets as part of the Soft Plastics Taskforce to remove the stockpile of soft plastics intended for REDcycle. More than 120 stores across Australia have launched in-store collection of soft plastics, which will be in place until July next year. Supermarkets including Aldi, Woolworths and Coles, as well as food companies Nestle, Mars and McCormick Foods have signed up as initial members of the scheme. The recycling program has been relaunched in several supermarkets across Australia. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards Credit: News Corp Australia ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh said it was 'clear that many Australians are concerned about the environmental impacts of soft plastic packaging and want to recycle it'. 'We believe the proposed scheme will result in an environmental benefit as it aims to take over and expand the current in-store collection and kerbside pilots for recycling soft plastic packaging, meaning some soft plastics are likely to be diverted from landfill,' he said. 'While we know that soft plastic recycling has faced many challenges in Australia, we consider that the SPSA scheme is an important stepping stone to expanding collections and recycling.'
