The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities.

Are you confident that your business would pass an inspection by the Fair Work Ombudsman or WorkSafe? Workplace reforms underway mean that soon Victorian business owners and operators could be sent to jail. To double check your compliance obligations please get in touch with our expert team of business advisers on 03 8662 5333 – they’re standing by to answer member inquiries.

High gas prices remain a critical issue for domestic gas users and could see more businesses move or close on the east coast, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recent Gas Inquiry 2017‑20 Interim Report.

If you are a foreign company looking to do business in China there are many unfamiliar and complex areas to navigate. One that many companies don’t know about is trademark registration, and even some of the world’s highest profile companies have been caught out when someone else had registered their trademark first.

The July 2019 Wage Information Draft Version documents are now available for a majority of the modern awards, the documents are located on the award subscription pages of the Victorian Chamber’s website.

A casual sawmill employee has successfully appealed a Fair Work Commission (Commission) finding he had been fairly dismissed following his refusal to use a clock in system which used biometric fingerprint scanning.

Last week, the Andrews Government delivered the first budget of its second term. Following consistent advocacy by the Victorian Chamber, we were pleased to see the 2019-20 budget include an increase in the payroll tax threshold to $700,000 by 2022-23, and cuts to the regional payroll tax rate to 1.21 per cent over the same period.

On Thursday 30 May, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced an increase of 3% to the National Minimum Wage, payable from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2019.

Victoria's 2019-20 budget, delivered on the 27th May 2019, includes a $16.6 million package to expand the capacity of WorkSafe inspectors and allow the regulator to introduce infringement notices offences, State Workplace Safety Minister Jill Hennessy has announced.

This week, the Victorian Chamber and business community congratulated the Hon Scott Morrison MP and the Liberal National Coalition on their success in the 2019 federal election.

The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a welder despite the employer failing to formally record the employees’ numerous occasions of misconduct.

The Fair Work Commission (Commission) has found a senior manager was not protected from unfair dismissal after determining their salary placed them over the high-income threshold

IP Australia has a new resource to help tech startups and SMEs to protect their intellectual property (IP).

Last week, the Victorian Chamber was pleased to partner with RMIT University for a second consecutive year to deliver yet another successful event in our ignite series.

The Victorian Government has launched a website for the new Portable Long Service Leave Authority containing important information for employers about the scheme.

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has ordered compensation of over $4000 for a casual mechanic/auto-electrician who was unfairly dismissed.