If your business employs casual or part-time employees, or needs workforce flexibility to remain competitive and viable, then you need to be aware of the major risks presented by a test case that is underway in the Fair Work Commission….
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The exceedingly generous and hotly debated Paid Parental Leave Scheme that the Government took to the 2013 Election has now been consigned to history. In its place, the new Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015 is now before a Senate…
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The Federal Government aims to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions – mostly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels – by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. Given the most recent official projection that emissions will otherwise rise to nearly 18%…
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Now that the Productivity Commission has released a 1,000-page draft report and recommendations as part of its review into Australia’s workplace relations framework, the Federal Government’s response will be watched very closely – it has stated that any PC recommendations it…
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In recent months I have met with manufacturers in western and southern Sydney, Albury, Wollongong, Newcastle, Geelong and Brisbane. At every meeting, I am asked what I am seeing and hearing in the industry. Ai Group’s July Australian PMI®, which…
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The slowing Chinese economy presents both challenges and opportunities for Australian businesses. The weak Chinese official (50.0 points) and Caixin (47.8 points) Manufacturing PMI for July signalled further slowdown in the Chinese economy, after the country recorded annual GDP growth…
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