Australia’s peak employer organisations have cautioned that proposed changes to workplace laws will have significant ramifications that raise the risk of higher unemployment, increased strike action and damage to our economic security. With every Australian business and every Australian worker...
The Business Council today releases its pre-budget statement, calling for the nation to focus on three priorities: accelerating economic growth; maintaining fiscal discipline and spending more efficiently. “Australia has secured a world leading post-pandemic recovery so far but it isn’t...
Business welcomes the expansion of the government’s Paid Parental Leave system which will help boost the economy by making it easier for new parents to stay in the workforce, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “This doesn’t just help...
With the global economy faltering the Productivity Commission is right to warn of the risks of unintended consequences of overreaching on workplace reform, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “In the face of global economic uncertainty our great strength...
Businesses welcome National Cabinet’s decision to move forward and let Australians get on with living alongside the virus by removing mandatory isolation rules outside the highest risk sectors, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “The emergency phase of this...