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health safety and wellbeing

Calling on employees to participate in vital research

Swinburne University is calling on employees to participate in a research survey to understand how employees feel their employers are contributing to a mentally healthy workplace.

30 July 2021

workplace relations

The latest workplace relations updates impacting your business

From an increase to minimum wages, rising superannuation contributions, to return to work policies - here is everything that has changed, and what your business needs to know.

29 July 2021

workplace relations

FWC: Misplaced knife not a reason to be axed

The Fair Work Comission has ordered a business to pay a former employee nearly $20,000 after they were sacked for failing to return a knife used to harvest mushrooms.

29 July 2021

chief executive update

Chief Executive Update 28 July 2021

Today Victorian business can get back to what you do best. It was good news we can now begin our exit from Lockdown Five and move faster than when we exited Lockdown Four.

28 July 2021

covid 19

Explained: what restrictions remain for Victorian businesses

Hospitality, retail, gyms and schools are once again able to open their doors across Victoria as Lockdown Five comes to an end. Here is what you and your business need to know.

27 July 2021

economy

Victorian Chamber launches Grant Finder online tool

The Victorian Chamber has today launched a new member-exclusive service, the Grant Finder online tool, to make it quicker and easier for Victorian businesses to access grants applicable to their operations and projects.

26 July 2021

workplace relations

FWC rejects driver’s breathalyser-fail explanation

When a truck driver was sacked after returning a positive blood alcohol reading during a shift, he argued that something other than alcohol had caused the reading.

15 July 2021

chief executive update

Chief Executive Update 14 July 2021

It was only last week that we were reminded of the beginning of a 112-day lockdown here in Victoria last year and we desperately hope we don’t find ourselves in a similar situation again.

14 July 2021

health safety and wellbeing

Definition of ‘serious misconduct’ now includes sexual harassment

The definition of 'serious misconduct' has been amended as part of the Fair Work Amendment (Respect at Work) Regulations 2021, to now include sexual harassment.

12 July 2021

covid 19

Office workers not required to wear masks as restrictions ease

Restrictions have once again eased following seven consecutive days of zero cases of COVID-19 community transmission, as Metropolitan Melbourne moves in line with Regional Victoria.

07 July 2021

workplace relations

Social media post lands swim school instructor in hot water

An employees’ behaviour has been labelled “foolish, naïve and ill-judged” after recommending a competing business to a Facebook Group. But is it grounds for dismissal?

05 July 2021

covid 19

Seek advice before making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $11 million support package to help facilitate mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all residential aged care workers.

02 July 2021

workplace relations

When changes to the roster amounts to dismissal

A bowling alley technician's unfair dismissal claim has been accepted by the Fair Work Commission as his employment was ended when the roster had been altered.

01 July 2021

chief executive update

Chief Executive Update 30 June

Lockdown Four, and the COVID-19 situations around the country in Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Western Australia, have shown us that the pandemic is far from over.  

30 June 2021

covid 19

Expansion of fast-tracked visas to help with skills shortages

The Federal Government has announced an expansion of Australia’s Priority Migration Skilled Occupations List (PMSOL) following a collective advocacy campaign from the business community.

29 June 2021

workplace relations

New wage theft laws in Victoria: what you need to know

While wage theft laws in Victoria are only now coming into force under the Wage Theft Act 2020 (Vic) (the “Act”), underpayment of wages cases are not new.

25 June 2021


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