Wide sweeping review of Fair Work Act needed
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today expressed the urgent need for an independent and broad review of the Fair Work Act to alleviate pressures on Queensland businesses. Read more.
Additional $4 billion superannuation liability strongly opposed by Queensland businesses
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today urgently called on the Federal Parliament to reject the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011 as it creates an additional $4 billion superannuation liability per year for Queensland employers. Read more.
Business leaders converge on Cairns
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) President David Goodwin will meet with the CCIQ Far North Queensland Regional Council to hear firsthand the issues facing Cairns businesses. Read more.
Global climate agreement vital to stem Queensland’s disadvantage
The Federal Government must deliver a global agreement to cut carbon emissions to ensure Queensland businesses are not placed at a competitive disadvantage following yesterday’s passing of the carbon tax by the Australian Senate. Read more.
Additional public holiday creates $342 million liability for Queensland employers
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today expressed strong opposition to the Queensland Government’s proposal for an additional public holiday next year. Read more.
Queensland Infrastructure Plan welcomed by businesses
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today welcomed the release of Queensland’s first state-wide Infrastructure Plan. Read more.
Rate drops delivers lift to businesses
Queensland’s small and medium businesses have been given a reprieve from weaker sales, falling confidence and decreasing profitability following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to drop interest rates, according to the Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ). Read more.
New CCIQ Agreement to provide ‘one stop shop’ for Queensland businesses
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today announced that it has partnered with Australian Business Solutions Group (ABSG) to provide an expanded range of products and services to members and business throughout the state. Read more.
CCIQ champions nationally consistent public holidays
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today lodged a submission to the State Government lobbying for streamlining Queensland’s public holidays with other states to help support business continuity and ensure minimal disruption to business operations. Read more.
Rising confidence despite SME pain: CCIQ
Queensland’s economic confidence has shown signs of improvement above the national average for the first time in two years, the Commonwealth Bank CCIQ Pulse Survey has revealed. Read more.
Business owners to bolster workplace safety under new laws
Queensland business owners and managers will become personally liable for the health and safety of their workers at the beginning of next year under the most significant shake-up to workplace health and safety laws in decades. Read more.
Union strike action hurts more than airlines: CCIQ
A Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) survey has shown nearly 50 per cent of Queensland businesses indicated recent union strike activity negatively impacted on their business. Read more.
Senate must delay Clean Energy Bills 2011: Qld businesses
Queensland businesses are calling on the Australian Senate to delay the implementation of a Carbon Pricing Mechanism as part of the Clean Energy Bills 2011 until other countries with similar industries implement their own mechanisms. Read more.
Repeal waste levy or deal with economic fallout: CCIQ
With the Queensland Parliament passing the Waste Levy Bill last night, the Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCIQ) has thrown its support behind the Liberal National Party’s pledge to repeal the Waste Levy if elected into State Government. Read more.
Independent research: Small business profitability to drop under Carbon Tax
Statement by ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson Read more.
Supercharge economy with tax reform: CCIQ
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has urged the Federal Government to remove taxation barriers holding back the Australian economy from achieving its full potential. Read more.
More red-tape reduction needed: CCIQ
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) welcomed the State Government's decision to make all new laws assessable under the Regulatory Assessment Statement process, but warned more work needed to be done on existing regulatory barriers to unlock the potential of Queensland’s SMEs. Read more.
Re-structure of holidays a good move: CCIQ
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has today welcomed the release of ‘Getting the Balance Right – A Proposal on Public Holidays in Queensland’. Read more.
Carbon tax axes Queensland’s economic future
Queensland businesses have rejected claims that the proposed carbon tax will not sting their businesses and the state’s economy, new research has found. Read more.
Qld businesses seek relief signals from Premier’s State of the State address
Feeling the sting of poor consumer sentiment and rising costs, Queensland’s small and medium businesses are looking for “light at the end of the tunnel” from today’s State of the State address by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. Read more.