It was a project that Ai Group’s “climate guy” Tennant Reed thought would take a few months but ended up taking five years. So, to celebrate today’s release of his report Swings and Roundabouts, which analyses how Europe’s Carbon Border…
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The Australian Industry Group is continuing its support of employers covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010. Ai Group’s lawyers appeared before a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission on Friday 6 August…
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Australia had the highest minimum wage in the world in 2020, based on the OECD’s global comparison of minimum wages for all countries that have a national minimum wage[1]. How much was Australia’s Minimum Wage in 2020? Australia’s minimum wage…
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Nearly 700 businesses, mostly Ai Group members, attended this week’s Ai Group webinar which explored some of the issues that employers are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Requiring employees to take annual leave, allowing them to take personal leave and…
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Rebecca Andrews, head of Ai Group’s Queensland branch, said businesses all over the country would benefit from the River City hosting the Games in 2032. “The 2032 Games will deliver a decade of opportunity for Brisbane, Queensland and Australia,” Ms…
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The number of apprenticeship and traineeship commencements dramatically increased in the final three months of last year according to data just released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Commencements in apprenticeships for the three months ending 31…
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In a report released this week, Scaling Up: Developing Modern Manufacturing through a Skilled Workforce, Ai Group Chief Executive Innes Willox has identified future-focused training delivered with and in industry as the critical factor to turn the aspirations of the…
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You’d be forgiven for thinking insurance is a pretty unexciting topic. For most people insurance is an irritating background character, far removed from any glamorous leading role. But perhaps we have been thinking about it in the wrong way… In…
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There’s been a lot said in the media, in politics and in business lately about Net Zero Emissions. But what even is it? This top ten list will get you started! 1. Net zero emissions is not zero emissions Human…
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The Industry 4.0 higher apprenticeship program enjoyed successful pilots in most states in the past year. Victoria launched the first pilot back in 2017, but in 2020 new higher apprenticeship programs commenced in South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales,…
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