Let Victoria get back to work, safely, before it’s too late.

How do you bring out the best in the community in the face of the biggest public health emergency in living memory? As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded earlier this year, this challenge was the inspiration for a campaign of kindness from the City of Ballarat.

Mera chemicals in Sunshine West adapt to produce Hospital grade TGA compliant sanitiser.

The Full Federal Court of Australia has determined a casual employee engaged over 3.5 years on six separate casual contracts was, on the facts, a permanent employee and therefore entitled to paid annual leave, paid personal leave, paid compassionate leave and to be paid for public holidays.

The Morrison Government has announced the much-anticipated plan to fix well-known problems with our industrial relations laws - but the government will need your help.

As global supply chains froze in the early months of 2020, Australia’s reliance on foreign supplies came into sharp focus, forcing Australia to face the reality of its local manufacturing industry.

The State Government's Working for Victoria initiative is designed to assist local governments to employ Victorian jobseekers, including people who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in roles that support the community. Working for Victoria has partnered with Sidekicker to deliver an online platform to link Council with applicants.

A worker's eight-hour catch-up with a colleague on a work trip broke the connection between her employment and an injury she sustained at the end of the night, despite the fact that she slipped because of a hazard "peculiar" to the hotel her employer induced her to be in, the Federal Court has confirmed.

This week debate on the Andrews’ Government’s Wage Theft Bill 2020 resumed in the Legislative Assembly.

The long weekend is upon us, and for the first time in a long time we can get out and about and enjoy our state for what we’re celebrated for – our unparalleled café, restaurant and arts culture. I encourage you all where possible, to please take this opportunity to inject much-needed funds back into local economies; visit your favourite places and enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner out.

Each year an Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission (the “Commission”) is required under the Fair Work Act (“FW Act”) to conduct a review of the national minimum wage.

The announcement that the WorkCover Premium order was gazetted on Wednesday 3 June is, overall, good news for employers. The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for many businesses across numerous sectors. To see some relief offered via more affordable WorkCover Premiums for some businesses, in particular those operating in Victoria, is pleasing news, however it unfortunately does not apply to all.

A Queensland business has been handed a record $3 million fine and its two young directors, who lied about the cause of a worker's death, were handed suspended prison sentences for reckless conduct spanning nearly 17 months.

Take a look at the resources available to help businesses resume and increase operations in line with each step of the State Government’s roadmap to recovery. Building the community’s confidence that their health and safety is being protected will help our economy recover faster.

The Victorian Parliament’s passing of legislation to lift the moratorium on conventional onshore gas exploration is the right move to support Victorian business and help secure jobs.

This week the Victorian Parliament has passed important legislation to lift the moratorium on conventional onshore gas exploration. This move is long overdue and will help secure Victorian jobs.