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Last week, we covered a report which revealed that bike injury hospitalisations in Victoria had increased by 75% over the past decade.
While the increase in bicycle use throughout Melbourne is beneficial for the environment, our city’s traffic congestion woes and the health of our citizens – the rise in the number of cyclists on our roads does raise the issue of the safe and proper use of our roads.
Do you think bicycle registration is needed? Cast your vote in our online poll!
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
The science is in – public transport delays do impact on business productivity.
The overwhelming majority of Victorian employers in a recent survey say they have experienced lost productivity due to the unreliability of public transport.
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By Darin Ritchie
The latest VECCI poll shows that, overwhelmingly, employers believe that school leavers have poor literacy skills, while a majority believe that numeracy skills are poor as well. Of further concern is that one in five do not believe the Australian Government’s National Curriculum will make any difference.
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By Megan Cox
The state and performance of Victoria’s public transport network has been under the microscope over the past week – with newspapers, television reports and talkback radio airwaves full of stories about the performance of public transport provider Metro and the state of current infrastructure.
But how is this impacting on Victorian employers?
Vote to have your say on public transport delays and cancellations
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By Darin Ritchie
In response to concerns about the standards of literacy and numeracy in our schools, the Australian Government recently released its draft national curriculum for kindergarten through to Year 10 in the subjects of English, Mathematics, Science and History.
How do you rate the skills of school leavers? Take our poll to have your say!
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By Darin Ritchie
While the result from VECCI’s latest poll show half of respondents support Australia maintaining its current rate of population growth, there is concern that a population of 35 million by 2050 would put pressure on our natural resources, infrastructure and housing.
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Bills – the bane of our lives, letter boxes – are rarely welcome. However, according to the Herald Sun, households may expect a hefty increase in their power bill. VECCI’s Bridget Ryan looks at this price rise from a business perspective.
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By Alexandra Marriott
The problem of unfair dismissals is a growing one and has already proven a headache for some employers.
At the time of their introduction, the Federal Government claimed that the new unfair dismissal laws were designed in a way to minimise impacts on smaller to medium sized businesses.
However, VECCI’s initial research into this issue indicates that many employers are contemplating engaging workers via labour hire – or not hiring employees at all – to avoid the cost of unfair dismissal claims.
In many instances, this is resulting in the payment of ‘go away’ money and, in an even more troubling trend, are often proving to be vexatious.
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By Bridget Ryan
Every five years, electricity companies and the regulator negotiate the rates that can be charged by electricity suppliers (the distribution businesses) to manage, maintain and supply electricity to businesses and households.
The 2010 negotiations are underway and will set a core part of your electricity bill for the next five years.
Do you think this will have a great impact on your business? Let us know by taking our short online poll or by leaving a comment!
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By Darin Ritchie
The Australian Government has released its next Intergenerational Report today. The report projects that Australia’s population will reach 35 million by the year 2050 - if our current high birth rate and high net migration intake continues.
But many leading politicians are split on whether this will have a positive or negative impact on Australia.
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