Clayton Cook

Upcoming Courses

By Clayton Cook | August 10, 2020

This month we have Microsoft office courses and Leadership courses. If you’d like to book in for any of these courses, click here

Jobkeeper boosted local jobs in May

By Clayton Cook | June 26, 2020

From Clayton COOK TP Human Capital, with Economist Colin Dwyer The impact of a pandemic has seen the most unusual financial year in most people memories. It has disrupted…

Call for stimulus as economist estimates 18.8% jobless rate

By Clayton Cook | May 26, 2020

TONY RAGGATT, Townsville Bulletin, Friday 22nd May Governments will need to spend more cash on infrastructure and lift COVID-19 restrictions to ensure the Townsville region recovers from the unprecedented lockdown,…

Townsville Can Recover!

By Clayton Cook | May 22, 2020

ABS 12-month data for April reveals some curious information for Townsville Region and most other regions. The ABS says the regional data has limitations. We expect regional unemployment rates are…

COVID-19 – Another Excuse to Squeeze the Little Guy?

By Clayton Cook | May 6, 2020

This might be the most important post I write this year so let’s get straight to the pointy end. As we all sit here desperately brainstorming inventive ways of keeping…

What does the JobKeeper payment really mean for your business?

By Clayton Cook | April 15, 2020

9th April 2020 The JobKeeper payment should have been called the Retain-Your-Critical-Staff payment. At least that’s how businesses should be thinking of it. First and foremost, you want your business…

The Moving Beast- Covid 19

By Clayton Cook | March 30, 2020

CAITLYN CHARLES, Townsville Bulletin, Monday 1st April Townsville Bulletin spoke to Clayton Cook- Managing Director of Tp Human Capital to uncover how Covid-19 has influenced the job market. The Townsville…

Business Confidence Up

By Clayton Cook | March 4, 2020

2020 Vision for Townsville’s unemployment Positive end to 2019 for Women ABS data for December 2019 The monthly unemployment rate for Townsville Region produced a positive end to 2019…

Mine, Mine, Mine.

By Clayton Cook | December 11, 2019

The new minerals mine in North Queensland The Townsville Bulletin reports that Industry Minister Karen Andrews will today grant major project status to the St Elmo Vanadium Project near Julia…

Unemployment improves in 2019

By Clayton Cook | November 22, 2019

Townsville Workforce Performance 2019 Townsville economy and jobs market was driven by several factors in 2019. The greatest impact was from the floods early in the year. But Townsville still…