Australia is on the way to becoming a high-wage, high-cost, low-productivity economy and this is posing huge challenges to our international competitiveness. Like all developed economies, there are potential threats...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission to the inquiry into the adequacy of allowances for jobseekers and others, being undertaken by the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace...
There is still time for the Fair Work Act review to be used as an opportunity to ensure our workplace relations system supports Australian businesses stay competitive in a rapidly...
Read moreThe Australian 20 July 2012 By Jennifer Westacott Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Business wants to work with government to raise wages by boosting productivity AUSTRALIA’s workplace relations system...
Read moreThe Australian Financial Review 28 June 2012 By Jennifer Westacott Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia After two decades of remarkable economic growth fuelled by fundamental reforms from successive governments,...
Read moreThe BCA has lodged a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Commonwealth legal barriers to employing older workers. The BCA submission’s key points are: the BCA strongly...
The Australian 5 April 2012 Tony Shepherd President, Business Council of Australia This is an edited extract of a speech to the Australia–Israel Chamber of Commerce that was published in...
Read moreThe Business Council of Australia is committed to policies that foster productivity and competitiveness and deliver shared prosperity. Access for all Australians to secure income and employment opportunities is fundamental...
The Fair Work Act is not supporting Australian businesses to stay competitive in a particularly challenging economic environment. This is the chief message of the Business Council of Australia submission to the...
The Fair Work Act is not supporting Australian businesses to stay competitive in a particularly challenging economic environment. At this time in our history, Australian businesses and their workforces need...
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