2024, January

While the HSE job market has softened slightly over the past quarter, following a period of significant and sustained growth, job opportunities in the health, safety, wellbeing and environment sectors look promising in 2024.

Worsening economic conditions and worker shortages are placing increased pressure on WHS functions, with examples of WHS shortcuts, cost-cutting and an attitude of “nice to have if you can afford it” in many workplaces, according to a recent NSW Centre for Work Health and Safety report.