Unemployment, communities biggest issue.
A starting point to address unemployment.
Caring and sharing with other businesses and non-profit organisations is a good starting point for relieving unemployment. In any community, you will find many companies that need a person for a few hours a week but can’t afford to engage a full-time person. In other words, there are many ways to help a community create jobs, such as creating shared jobs.
As major players in community development and prosperity, businesses have the potential to substantially impact the success of the community by generating employment opportunities. Participation in employment issues is vital for everyone.
Regional Australia is critical to Australia’s economic prosperity. It accounts for around one-third of the country’s population and approximately 65% of export earnings by value. It is a significant source of domestic and international tourism. Forty-five cents of every tourist dollar is spent in regional Australia. These facts make it a fundamental base for job creation programs to relieve unemployment.
Jobs give people a quality of life and help them learn, grow, and achieve their potential. They also provide purpose, independence, and social connection, without which communities go into decline. Communities need creative and innovative ideas to create new jobs for the future, and this need is present right now as communities adjust to the modern globalised world.
Creating jobs should be a number-one priority in every community development program.
Workplace health and safety
Creating a safe and enjoyable work environment in the community is critical to the success of any unemployment program. It is also one of the best ways to retain staff, maximise productivity and increase job prospects.
Community development programs often fail to include Projects like this. Implementing safe work practices and installing safety equipment is only part of creating new jobs.
You must ensure businesses are not creating health and safety problems for their employees, customers, or the public. Collaboration will always lead to better outcomes in handling waste and hazardous materials.
Knowing and understanding the health and safety issues and new work and health and safety laws will help avoid unnecessary costs and damage to businesses caused by workplace injuries, illnesses, and poor employee health. It will provide a strong foundation for achieving long-term success in job creation initiatives.
Mobilise your community for creating job ideas and opportunities.
I have often seen simple workplace health and safety initiatives inspire action across the rest of the community. Why not call a team together and brainstorm ways to support and improve unemployment? They could start by promoting or initiating workplace health and safety programs.
In almost every community, there are people with workplace health and safety training who would be willing to share their knowledge and experience. Their experiences could range from office management to complex and hazardous work sites. Perhaps you could find someone unemployed to do workplace health and safety training and create a new job, bringing the skills back to the community.
Quotable Quotes
“When helping your community, there is unlikely to be one big step that does it all. It is a lot of little steps taken by many”. Peter Sergeant
“If you do not like the road you are walking, start paving another one”. Dolly Parton