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ACCI Welcomes Small Business Ombudsman

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia’s largest and most representative business body including some 300,000 small businesses, today welcomed Small Business Minister Bruce Billson’s announcement confirming the creation of a Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman with stronger powers. ACCI Chief Operating Officer, John Osborn, said “small business wants an Ombudsman with teeth …

Wages data highlights need for genuine workplace relations reform

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation, used today’s release of wages data to renew calls for workplace relations reform.  On an annualised basis, wages grew at 2.6 per cent, which sits below the inflation rate of 3 per cent. ACCI’s chief operating officer, John Osborn said, “The …

Business calls on Opposition and crossbench Senators to cut paid parental leave ‘pay-clerk’ burden

        The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation, has welcomed the passage through the House of Representatives last night of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment 2014 that will shift the pay-clerk burden for the existing paid parental leave scheme from business to the Family Assistance …