By Alexandra Marriott
In addition to the commencement of the new safety net on 1 January 2010, the Minimum Wage Panel of Fair Work Australia commences its research into minimum wages in Australia.
Minimum Wage Panel of Fair Work Australia face significant task in 2010
December 31, 2009
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Modern awards and new safety net ring in new year with much confusion
December 30, 2009By Alexandra Marriott
Some employers could be caught out by the new safety net in effect from 1 January 2010, when existing awards and statutory minima will be replaced by 122 modern awards and ten national employment standards.
The regulatory and compliance obligations that accompany the commencement of the new safety net are considerable, and modern awards are likely to increase the costs burden to business.
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Merry Christmas from all at VECCI!
December 24, 2009By The Editor & Contributors
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best during this holiday season and hope that you will have a very prosperous new year in 2010!
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More people jumping online to make travel decisions
December 23, 2009By Anita Donnelly
Have you ever booked a hotel based on how the good the bed might be to jump on?
Are you curious about the best hotel pools and beds from around the world? Or maybe the best bathrooms, toilets, showers, baths, lounges, bars, bartenders and cocktails?
Nowadays, it seems that if there’s something you want to know about a your holiday destination, it’s more than likely that you’ll find it online.
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Visa changes recommended to boost backpacker tourism in Australia
December 23, 2009By Anita Donnelly
A recent study by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) surveyed holidaying backpackers in eight popular Australian backpacker destinations.
It identified that for more than 40% of international backpackers, the working holiday was principal to their Australian visit.
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The short and long of it: domestic visitors not sticking around
December 22, 2009By Anthony McIntosh
The recent International Visitor Survey showed positive results for Victorian tourism; but the situation on the home-front paints a different picture.
The National Visitor Survey has found that domestic overnight visitor numbers to Melbourne decreased by 3.9% from the previous year to 6.3 million visitors for the year ending September 2009.
While this decline is in line with the national trend, it reveals the challenges that Victorian tourism faces leading into the holiday season.
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Strikebound – are we alright, Jack?
December 22, 2009By Erin the Employer
The fabled Christmas beer strike was seen a ghost of Christmases past, a throwback to the 1970s when union blackmail was de rigeur.
However, in the retro spirit of our times, maybe we are going back to the future.
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Inquiry puts small business finance under the microscope
December 21, 2009By The Editor
Our fair country has made it through the worst of the recent economic downturn. But, despite an improving economy, anecdotal evidence suggests that access to finance for small business is getting harder, not easier.
In an effort to get to the bottom of this issue, the Federal Coalition has announced an inquiry into small business access to finance.
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Is stress being used as an industrial weapon?
December 21, 2009By Erin the Employer
The recent epidemic in stress-related WorkCover claims, which have doubled since 1998, poses a question.
Is this a case of modern life being twice as stressful as it was ten years ago, or is stress being used as an industrial weapon?
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Copenhagen circus rolls on
December 17, 2009By Erin the Employer
The ongoing Copenhagen circus is a stark reminder of what a strange world we inhabit.
Perhaps the most amusing spectacle of the week was the Sudanese “leader” of the G77 accusing our Prime Minister of being a climate change skeptic.
Poetic justice for those who have had to endure endless technocratic and politically correct dissertations on the topic back home in Australia.
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