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workplace relations

Navigating long service leave

The Victorian Chamber has developed a guide to long service leave to assist employers manage entitlements for employees.

28 August 2022

workplace relations

Communicating work health and safety across languages

WorkSafe Victoria has released updated guidance to help employers communicate health and safety messages in workplaces where multiple languages are spoken.

22 August 2022

federal government

An investment against crisis and uncertainty

Next month’s Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra shapes as a generational opportunity to address the most important issue facing Australia’s economy.  An opportunity that, if tackled properly, can transform not just the way we work but set us up for global success for generations to come.

22 August 2022

health safety and wellbeing

Sick pay for casuals and contract workers

Eligible casual, contract and self-employed workers now have access to 38 hours of sick and carer’s pay each year.

19 August 2022

workplace relations

Employee dismissed for not following COVIDSafe plan

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has rejected an employee’s unfair dismissal application after they failed to follow the employer’s COVIDSafe plan, which included social distancing and QR check-ins.

18 August 2022

health safety and wellbeing

Reducing risk of psychiatric injury in the workplace

A Victorian Chamber webinar will examine a recent High Court decision and the implications of not taking proactive steps to reduce risk of psychiatric injury.

17 August 2022

workplace relations

Paid family and domestic violence leave developments

There has been a lot of discussion recently about paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave. Employers should take stock of what is happening right now and what may be on the horizon.

16 August 2022

policy and advocacy

Fair Jobs Code increases cost of doing business in Victoria

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reiterated its concerns over the Victorian Government’s Fair Jobs Code.

10 August 2022

policy and advocacy

Victorian Chamber’s response to Victorian Government’s Fair Jobs Code announcement

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry does not support the introduction of the Fair Jobs Code, as represented in our response to the Victorian Fair Jobs Code Stakeholder Discussion Paper in July 2020.

10 August 2022

economy

Victorian business on notice as single-use plastic ban looms

The Victorian Government is flagging the ban of specific single-use plastics from sale or supply across the state from 1 February 2023.

10 August 2022

health safety and wellbeing

Ensuring your workforce is fit for work

As Bob Dylan famously once sang, “The times they are a-changing”. And so must our work practices to avoid inadvertently creating unsafe workspaces or tasks for our people.  

08 August 2022

workplace relations

Compensation granted for dismissed Stonemason

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has found that an employee was dismissed due to work-related silicosis and enquiries regarding his leave entitlements.

04 August 2022

workplace relations

Mitigating sexual harassment in the workplace

Changes to obligations mean businesses must act now to proactively manage sexual harassment in the workplace.

29 July 2022

policy and advocacy

Geelong embraces hybrid working

A study by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce has offered an insight into Geelong’s post-pandemic return-to-office trends.

28 July 2022

workplace relations

Negative google review leads to poor dismissal

The Fair Work Commission has found that an employee was unfairly dismissed because of two negative Google reviews received by the business. The dismissal did not show evidence of serious misconduct or a reason for dismissal that is ‘sound, defensible or well founded.’

25 July 2022

covid 19

COVID-19 winter guide for employers

To assist with managing COVID-19 in workplaces over winter, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has set out a guide to address key health, safety and employment issues.

20 July 2022


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