Small business headcount might portend downward trend

A pullback in consumer spending may be leading to a slowdown in headcount across smaller businesses, including in retail and tourism. Human resources platform Employment Hero recorded a 0.1 per cent decline in average employment growth for small and medium-sized businesses in February. Median hourly wages also sunk 1.5 per cent, leaving employees working for small […]

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