Australian Business Leaders Must Take Lead in Upskilling Staff

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference at a residential building site in Googong on April 04, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Chief executives, not human resources departments, need to take charge of reskilling workers faced with rising unemployment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says.

Consultants PWC is warning people without a job now might be unemployed for a long time if they don’t upskill.