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In recent weeks, ACAPMA has been working with Australian Treasury to provide fuel industry input on to the Federal Government’s review of the JobKeeper programme. This work involved provision of …
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The Morrison Government, partnering with the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA) has launched a dedicated program to register and promote local business to consumers in an effort …
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Ending an employment relationship via a dismissal, is a nerve wracking time for a business, even when there is clear cause, and businesses are rightly concerned about “getting it right”.  …
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At our ACAPMA Board Meeting a week ago we had a lengthy discussion regarding long discussed criminal prosecution for wage fraud. The conversation took a natural path… “we risk enough …
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In the face of uncertainty communication is the key to achieving clarity.  Nowhere is this more important than in the area of the employment agreement.  With the unprecedented staggered pay …
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The National Wage Case has an impact on all employment every year, and no more than this year, where a staggered pay rate increase has caused confusion and concern among …
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The Federal Attorney General has recently established five national IR Working Groups, comprising employer and employee representatives, with the goal of improving the effective operation of the employment landscape as …
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Late last year, the South Australian Government commissioned the SA Productivity Commission (SAPC) to undertake an investigation of the merits of introducing real-time fuel price reporting laws. The SAPC, in …
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Further to the announcement of the Decision of the Fair Work Commission in the National Wage Case released last week (see; https://acapmag.com.au/2020/06/national-wage-case-decision-2020-and-its-implications/) the DRAFT Determinations that, once passed, will give …
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The Fair Work Commission (FWC) undertakes the National Wage Case each year to determine if, and to what level the minimum wage should be increased.  Today the FWC handed down …
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