The Victorian Chamber has been instrumental in the WorkCover negotiations and welcomes today’s developments.

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will report the gender pay gaps for every Australian employer with 100 or more employees as of 27 February 2024.

As workplace relations reform continues in 2024, the Victorian Chamber has compiled a guide of workplace rule changes and timeframes for their implementation to date.

Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council has released a consultation paper exploring potential reforms to the sentencing of occupational health and safety (OHS) offences.

In a stark reminder to employers of their safety responsibilities, a stonemasonry business became the first company convicted under Victoria's workplace manslaughter laws, fined $1.3 million after causing the death of a worker who was fatally crushed at a Somerton factory.

The Federal Government is undertaking a strategic review of the apprenticeships incentive system as Australia faces its most serious skills shortages in decades.

As traditional ideas of work continue to be challenged in a post-pandemic world, a Victorian Chamber webinar will address the evolving role of a workplace leader.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found in favour of an employee’s unfair dismissal claim after returning a positive drug test.

The State Government has boosted a program allowing students to finish Year 12 while pursuing paid training.

"A business can survive with an average product or service and a brilliant sales team performance, but a brilliant product or service can fail with an average sales team performance."

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has launched a new online learning platform to help small businesses enhance their knowledge of tax and superannuation.

The Victorian Chamber’s 2024-25 State Budget submission outlines 44 policy recommendations across four focus areas to steer Victorian business through challenging economic times.  

A casual teenage worker has received compensation after being sacked while sick with a chest infection.

A recent Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia decision is a timely reminder of the importance of ongoing business compliance around employee classification and pay.

To grow your team or individually, the Victorian Chamber has a range of training options to help the workforce of today and the future.

Four new courses in hospitality, youth work, kitchen management and tourism are now available through Victoria’s Free TAFE program.