When Arkeus, a leading producer of cutting-edge autonomous optical solutions, needed tech talent quickly, it found a solution with the Digital Jobs program.

It's time to stimulate active collaboration with city stakeholders to propel Melbourne forward.

Victoria’s booming post-Covid visitor economy continues to grow, generating a new record high in the latest data.

An accounts assistant has argued successfully to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that she was unfairly dismissed for refusing to change her working from home arrangement even though she had been doing it for a decade with the business’ approval.

Accelerating investment in business and education, urgent tax reform, increased clarity about the reliability, cost and path to net zero and turbo charging Regional Victoria are among the recommendations in the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2024-25 Federal Budget Submission.

“To stimulate our economy, we need a national approach to innovation, infrastructure and investment”.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding 12 free workshops throughout Victoria to help prepare and equip businesses with essential information around the Federal Government’s complex changes to workplace and industrial relations laws.

The Victorian Chamber has launched a Cyber Degree Apprenticeships Thought Leadership Report that outlines the need for better integration between the Vocational Education and Training (VET) and higher education systems to provide aspiring cyber professionals with real-world experience during their studies.

Recent Fair Work Legislation amendments introduced a range of workplace laws, including a new federal offence of wage theft.

I’m pumped after leaving the track this morning following our annual Grand Prix breakfast. It was great to see so many of you there celebrating this exhilarating event.

Attendance and revenue records are set to tumble at the 2024 Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix as an ever-expanding corporate and hospitality line-up delivers huge economic benefits for Victoria.

The time is approaching for employers to apply recent legislative reforms to the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 around gender equality reporting to mitigate gender pay gaps in Australia.

Steps are in place to develop a Small Business Cyber Resilience Service to deliver personalised support to help cyberattack prevention and recovery.

The Victorian Chamber’s advocacy for a plan on how our state will transition to net zero has been further supported with a survey of our members which revealed that 86 per cent of businesses believe the move to renewables will impact the quality of their output.

A grievance or complaint needs to be addressed in a timely and appropriate manner to protect a business, its reputation and impacted employees.

Following months of strong advocacy on behalf of Victoria’s business community, I’m pleased to see WorkCover premiums will be frozen, with no increase on premiums for 12 months, after the State Parliament passed the WorkCover Scheme Modernisation Bill 2023.