Do you, as an employer or as an employee, find it difficult to navigate and determine long service leave entitlements? Given the complex interaction between the relevant provisions in the National Employment Standards (NES), State and Territory laws and enterprise…
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During our consultation with member companies in the preparation of the Ai Group submission to the Productivity Commission’s review of the Workplace Relations Framework, we found a very common, major problem identified was that many companies are locked into unproductive…
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Country of Origin labelling issues will be front and centre for the confectionery industry in Canberra on Monday. The Ai Group Confectionery Sector will be meeting with members of the working group, led by Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane and Agriculture…
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Ask almost any Victorian business and they will tell you the State Government’s decision to introduce two new public holidays is simply dumb. And this is especially so for ‘Football Friday’, which the Government has announced for the day prior…
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The reality of an ageing population has been looming for a long time, and yet we are still debating the first steps we should take in response. What is clear is that we need to start taking those steps, with…
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At the recent Improving STEM Education and Skills Conference event in Melbourne, Ai Group released our latest report surveying the difficulties faced by employers in recruiting employees with skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – or STEM. As was…
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