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21/04/2023 | Public Access
Employment & skills update | 21 April 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia On Monday, Natalie Heazlewood, Associate Director for Skills, Small Business and Innovation appeared before the Senate Education and Employment Committee review on the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 [Provisions], see transcript here. We used our appearance to call for an independent statutory authority, ACCI’s presence on the Ministerial...
21/04/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 21 April 2023
Review recommends major overhaul of the Reserve Bank This week the government released the long-awaited review of the Reserve Bank. It is the bank's first external review since it was given formal independence and responsibility for inflation targeting in the early 1990s. Importantly, the review supports maintaining the independence of...
14/04/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 14 April 2023
Workplace Policy Committee — References Committees ACCI’s Workplace Policy Committee has agreed to establish two new references committees to strengthen ACCI’s advocacy on workplace relations issues and to ensure greater consistency across the ACCI network. The WR Legal and Practical Guidance References Committee will focus on improving the coordination and distribution of...
14/04/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 14 April 2023
ICC Australia Banking Committee Plenary Session The ICC Australia Banking Committee will be holding a Plenary Session on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 5:00pm – 6:00pm AEST. The virtual session will briefly overview ICC Australia’s operations, an introduction to the Banking Committee, ICC Australia membership benefits and member engagement opportunities. The event...
14/04/2023 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | 14 April 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia ACCI’s skills unit has been fortunate to be involved in many activities relating to the formation of Jobs and Skills Australia. On Tuesday, we lodged our submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committee review on the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 [Provisions], see here. We used...
14/04/2023 | Public Access
Work health and safety update | 14 April 2023
2023 World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day World Day for Safety and Health at Work, and Workers' Memorial Day, will be marked on Friday, April 28. This year's theme for World Day for Safety and Health at Work, set by the International Labour Organization, is 'A safe...
14/04/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 14 April 2023
Unemployment remains at 3.5 per cent for the eighth consecutive month The labour market remains extremely tight, with the latest labour force data from the ABS showing unemployment in March remaining steady at its 48-year low of 3.5 per cent for the eighth consecutive month. While data last month showed the number of job...
14/04/2023 | Public Access
Tourism update | 14 April 2023
The inaugural meeting of the Sustainable Tourism Advisory Committee (STAC) takes place this week. The committee has been established to set the agenda across the industry to provide advice and guidance to the tourism industry, and stakeholders, on sustainability initiatives and strategies for the sector. With the increased interest from travellers for...
06/04/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 6 April 2023
ACCI Fact Sheet — Rostering on Public Holidays ACCI has produced a fact sheet regarding rostering on public holidays following a significant Federal Court decision handed down last week. The effect of the Federal Court decision is that employers may be in breach of the Fair Work Act if they...
31/03/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 31 March 2023
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 On March 29, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 was introduced into the Federal Parliament. The legislation proposes to: insert a right to superannuation in the National Employment Standards clarify that the Fair Work Act applies to temporary migrant...
31/03/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 31 March 2023
DFAT Biannual Peak Bodies Consultations ACCI CEO Andrew McKellar spoke at the DFAT Biannual Peak Bodies Consultations yesterday. He focused on ACCI’s future priorities, including the need to continue diversification efforts, working to achieve more efficient trade facilitation and stepping up international engagement. UK Parliament approves Australia-UK FTA The...
31/03/2023 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | 31 March 2023
Apprentices and trainees data released The September 2022 quarter data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) show there were 402,245 apprentices and trainees in-training as at September 30, 2022, 14 per cent higher when compared with the same time in 2021. However, closer examination reveals we are starting to...
31/03/2023 | Public Access
Work health and safety update | 31 March 2023
Vaccine Administration Partners Program (COVID-19 workplace vaccinations) Following the latest COVID-19 booster advice released last month by ATAGI, businesses and similar groups can use the Vaccine Administration Partners Program (VAPP) panel to facilitate workplace or community COVID-19 vaccinations for staff through a dedicated Enterprise Order pathway. The VAPP was launched in 2021...
31/03/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 31 March 2023
Inflationary pressures easing in February It appears that inflation peaked at the end of 2022, with the new monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the ABS showing CPI falling to 6.8 per cent in February 2023 after reaching 8.4 per cent in December 2022. Inflationary pressures have eased since...
31/03/2023 | Public Access
Tourism update | 31 March 2023
Yesterday marked Global Meetings Industry Day, recognising the importance of business events across the world. The federal government took the opportunity to confirm a $2 million allocation to measure the impact and benefit of business events in Australia. The project is being rolled out in two phases, including the addition of new questions...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 24 March 2023
ICC Australia Banking Committee Plenary Session Following the success of last week’s ICC Australia Arbitration Committee Plenary Session, ICC Australia Banking Committee will be holding a Plenary Session on Wednesday 19 April 2023 5:00pm – 6:00pm AEDT. The virtual session will briefly overview ICC Australia’s operations, an introduction to the Banking...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Work health and safety update | 24 March 2023
National Asbestos Awareness Campaign - Phase 2 The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is now in Phase 2 of their National Asbestos Awareness Campaign which will run from March 12 – April 10. The campaign materials for Phase 2 focus on general asbestos awareness and safety in the home and workplace....
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | 24 March 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia This week the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives, see here. The JSA will not be an independent statutory agency with an independent board. Instead the JSA will be a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations,...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 24 March 2023
Amendments to Fair Work Act ACCI, as a member of the Committee on Industrial Legislation (COIL), has examined a draft of the first tranche of proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act for 2023, under cover of a Deed of Confidentiality, and provided feedback to the Government. The legislation is...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 24 March 2023
IPCC Report makes negotiations on Safeguard Mechanism challenging Earlier this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released their sixth Assessment Report on climate change impacts, risks and adaptation. It is set against non-climatic global trends of biodiversity loss, unsustainable natural resources consumption, land and ecosystem degradation, rapid urbanisation, human demographic...