Industry Newsletter

Friday, 27 November 2020

Also: Industry opposes Victoria's flawed casual sick leave proposal

26 November 2020: Casual Employment

Industry welcomes High Court decision to grant special leave in WorkPac v Rossato

The High Court has granted special leave to WorkPac to appeal the controversial Federal Court decision in the WorkPac v Rossato case, which has created the potential for 'double-dipping' by casual employees who can effectively be paid twice for leave entitlements already included in their casual loading.

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24 November 2020: Ports and shipping policy

Australia's ports continue to be a 'wicked problem' – Ai Group Discussion Paper

An Ai Group Discussion Paper released this week confirms that persistent significant issues associated with our ports could undermine our resilience, competitiveness and COVID recovery, should we fail to address them.

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27 November 2020: Workplace Gender Equality 

How were businesses focusing on gender equality in 2019-2020?

The 2019-2020 Workplace Gender Equality Scorecard is in. The Scorecard demonstrates where businesses have focused their gender equality efforts for the reporting year 2019-2020 and where more attention is needed. Read our Blog for all the details. 

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25 November 2020: Apprentices & trainees

An Apprenticeship Model for the modern economy

Ai Group has released 'An Apprenticeship Model for the modern economy', a background paper that asks: how can apprenticeships be made more attractive to young people? How can more companies be encouraged to offer opportunities, especially during a recession? And if apprenticeships will not meet Australia's skills needs, how else can they be met? 

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9 December 2020: Apprenticeship opportunity

Information session: Apprenticeship pathways in engineering / manufacturing

Ai Group apprentice and Trainee Centre is hosting an online information session for anyone looking for more information about a career in engineering or manufacturing. We currently have over 50 apprenticeship vacancies and are looking for candidates. To find out more about these opportunities and how to develop a career from an apprenticeship, register now:

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Also coming up: What skills are needed to power our manufacturing future in 2021 and beyond?

3 December 2020: Ai Group online event

A National Job Cadet Program: Averting a youth unemployment tragedy

COVID-19 has dramatically changed the national and global jobs and work landscape for everyone, but disproportionately more so for young people. Join us in a discussion on how a national job cadet program might avert a looming tragedy in youth unemployment and how your business could benefit from such a program.

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2 December 2020: Ai Group online event

The outlook for Super in a year of pandemic

You are invited to a webinar to discuss the COVID-19 impacts on superannuation from a policies and people perspective. Our guest speaker, AustralianSuper's Rose Kerlin, will discuss the outlook for Super into the new year and will provide an update on recent legislation, including the potential impact of latest Federal Budget Announcements. Super support available for businesses during COVID-19 will also be covered.

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9 November 2020: Ai Group online event

Net Zero Emissions: A Discussion on Industry Opportunities

Australia’s states, major economies like China and Japan, and a growing number of businesses have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero". But what does that mean? How can it be achieved? And what are the impacts and opportunities that industry should be thinking about as it responds, and more businesses consider net zero?

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Funding for Manufacturers to modernise and reskill

Application dates for Round 2 of the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund will be published in the coming weeks.

Co-funding grants of between $100,000 and $1 million, up to 25 per cent of eligible project expenditure, will be available to small to medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) with up to 199 employees.

$50 million will be available for this grant opportunity from 2020-21 to 2022-23 to cofund transformative investments in technologies and processes and their associated reskilling.

Click below for an overview of the program and for eligibility details:

Manufacturing Modernisation Fund Round 2

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