Business Compliance
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Cert IV in Business (Human Resources)
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland's Cert IV in Business (Human Resources) will enable participants to formalise HR skills and learn directly from HR specialists who deliver Human Resource and Industrial Relations services to more than 5,000 members and clients.
This quality program consists of 10 modules and participants may be eligible for Commonwealth Government funding.
For further information contact your nearest Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland office.
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Modern Awards: Which awards apply to your business?
With 122 new Modern Awards it's no wonder that so many businesses are asking which awards they will be covered by.
CCIQ is offering members a special price of $120 (plus GST) for written advice on awards and individual classifications for up to five role descriptions.
Register for this offer at www.cciq.com.au/WhichModernAwards.
Modern Awards & National Employment Standards take effect
Modern Awards and the National Employment Standards came into effect on 1 January 2010. Employers are now required to provide all new employees with a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009. > Read more
State Referral Bill Passed
The Senate passed The Fair Work Amendment (State Referral and Other Measures) Bill 2009 on 2 December which will allow the national IR system to start on 1 January 2010. The Bill was passed after the opposition withdrew their amendments following a combined statement last week from ACCI, ACTU, Ai Group, the NFF and the BCA, calling for the Bill to be passed to meet the January 1 deadline for the new system. > Read more
A Massive Challenge for Queensland Employers - Australia's new Fair Work Laws
he Australian Government's Fair Work legislation commenced on 1 July and saw the Government's industrial tribunal Fair Work Australia open for business for the first time. > Read more
Fair Work Laws: Small Business Unfair Dismissal Code
The Fair Work Act 2009 provides a Small Business Fair Dismissal Code. From 1 July 2009 until 31 December 2010 a "small business employer" is defined as an employer with less than 15 full-time equivalents. From 1 January 2011, the definition will revert to 15 employees (head count) as defined in section 23 of the Act. > Read more
Avoid IR penalties - Join an employer association
The Workplace Ombudsman's chief counsel has revealed his organisation has never prosecuted a member of an employer organisation, saying their sound advice to members was the best "insurance policy" against intervention by IR enforcement agencies. > Read more
Federal Government proposes unfair dismissal changes
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland recently met with Federal Minister Craig Emerson to discuss the Government's proposed changes to the unfair dismissal laws.
Under the government's proposal, unfair dismissal laws will apply to businesses with 15 or more employees. Special arrangements will apply for small businesses with fewer than 15 employees who are unlikely to have internal HR departments and cannot readily redeploy employees into other positions or workplaces. > Read more
Generation F a force to be reckoned with
A new generation of ready, willing and able workers has moved to the forefront of the Australian workforce and is set to challenge the ingrained notion of efficient workplaces instilled in employees by their male baby-boomer counterparts. > Read more