This is an edited extract of BCA President Catherine Livingstone address at the National Press Club in Canberra. It was published in The Australian Financial Review on 30 April 2015 under...
Read moreThis opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 21 March 2015 under the title ‘Workplace relations framework must...
Read moreAustralia needs a visionary approach to workplace relations that rises above the ideological issues of the past and delivers a system that is fit for the 21st century. The BCA's...
This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 28 February 2015 under the title ‘A more flexible, innovative...
Read more“The final report of the welfare system review provides a valuable roadmap for making our welfare system more sustainable and better focused on helping people into work,” BCA Chief Executive...
Read moreThis opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 14 February 2015 under the title ‘Workplace relations can be...
Read more"The Productivity Commission inquiry into the performance of Australia’s workplace relations framework is a once in a generation opportunity to identify improvements to underpin successful and rewarding workplaces into the...
Read more“The terms of reference for the Productivity Commission’s Review of the Workplace Relations Framework are an opportunity to redesign a stable workplace relations system that’s fit for purpose for the...
Read more“The passage of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014 will enable businesses to respond quickly to global competition, and maintain and create jobs,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer...
Read moreThis purpose of the submission, to the Department of Employment, is to respond to the Exposure Draft for Employment Services 2015–20 Purchasing Arrangements by identifying how the government can optimise...