As part of the Federal Government’s Secure Jobs Better Pay legislation, workplace sexual harassment is prohibited under the Fair Work Act from 6 March 2023.

Enterprise bargaining between an employer, employees and their representatives must follow rules and obligations for an agreement to be made and approved.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has denied a General Protections application with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after finding that an experienced human resources manager was not forced to resign by her employer after her unpaid parental leave request was denied.

The Victorian Chamber is looking for business input on the future of careers advice and ensuring students make well-informed choices when transitioning to further education, training or employment.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released its 2023-24 State Budget submission, putting forward 68 recommendations to boost jobs and investment around energy, tax, regulation, skills and training, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport, major events and Victoria’s regions.

When a workplace has an employee with patterns of absence or excessive levels of absence, it can make it difficult for a team to perform at its best.

Addressing labour and skills shortages, adopting a national approach to payroll tax and providing tax incentives to business to invest in energy efficient technologies are among the key recommendations of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2023-24 Federal Budget submission.

Addressing labour and skills shortages, adopting a national approach to payroll tax and providing tax incentives to business to invest in energy efficient technologies are among the recommendations of Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s submission for the 2023-24 Federal Budget.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking for assistance from businesses to help grow Victoria’s export sector.  

Not since Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc², have we spoken so much about energy. It’s not something that Victorians have needed to overly worry about in the past. But as Bob Dylan sings, ‘the times they are a changing’.

The Victorian Chamber welcomes Federal Government changes to boost the international education sector and address skills shortages in key industries.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has awarded compensation to a truck driver who was unfairly dismissed for sleeping on the job after the company did not uphold procedural fairness during the dismissal.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking input on how to improve the status and uptake of vocational pathways, including apprenticeships.

The Victorian Chamber encourages members to participate in the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (ACCI’s) 2023 National Trade Survey, which closes on March 1.

In late 2022, the Federal Parliament passed the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Amendment Act 2022, featuring some of the most significant changes to Australia’s industrial relations laws in the last decade.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released `Achieving a Net-Zero Economy: Roadmap for Victorian Businesses’ aimed at helping to reduce energy prices, ensure the reliable supply of energy and support businesses in the transition to a net-zero economy.