Media Releases October 2020

The national employer association Ai Group congratulates the Palaszczuk Government on its re-election for a third term.

The national employer organisation Ai Group today urged the Victorian government to unveil a clear plan for the recovery and rebuilding of the State's economy when it hands down the Budget on 24 November.

"The remaining state and territory border restrictions are becoming more unjustifiable as each day passes. State governments should wean themselves off the political attraction of border barriers or risk their economic recovery and the jobs of their community," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.

"Relief is the best description of the easing restrictions on metropolitan Melbourne and particularly welcome after the weekend delay and disappointment," Tim Piper, Victorian Head of the national employer association Ai Group said today.

"The failure of the Victorian Government to today provide guidelines for the reopening of Melbourne is a hammer blow for business confidence," Innes Willox Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.

The Australian Industry Group has called on the State Government to ease restrictions on Melburnians tomorrow, despite a number of new virus cases being found.

Ai Group has today released the latest in its series of monthly reports on Australia’s business experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Victoria's public holiday for the Grand Final tomorrow is a "slap in the face" for Victorian employers attempting to deal with the economic hardship created by the pandemic and the State's glacial path to reopening.

The national employer association Ai Group has presented the Victorian Government with its response to the 20 recommendations of the Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce. Ai Group has emphasised the importance of taking a national approach to any legislative or other changes.

A poll of Ai Group member companies has found a growing incidence of insurance stress related to huge price spikes, reduced coverage or inability to secure insurance at all.