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Friday, 20 October 2023

17 October: Senate Inquiry – Closing Loopholes Bill

New National Skills Agreement a potential game-changer

Ai Group has welcomed the finalisation this week of the agreement between the Commonwealth and State and Territory governments for a new National Skills Agreement. We need to develop and deliver the skills our economy needs in a timely and future-focused way and this Agreement is a potential game-changer if implemented well and swiftly.

Read our statement in full to find out more

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Scroll down for details of the next webinar in this series, delivered by Ai Group as a partner in the VIC Business Recovery Advisory Service

20 October 2023: Ai Group Online Event Review

How to grow your business with 3 essential online tools

An online presence is vital for business growth, those who attended an Ai Group webinar about 'going digital' heard last week.

Business Recovery Advisers Tony Barrett and Millie Wall, who are working with flood-affected businesses across Victoria, said every business, regardless of size, location or type, needed to be online. “It's where your customers are,” Mr Barrett said.

Read our Blog post to find out more

12 October 2023: Ai Group Standards & Regulation

Outstanding achievers recognised on World Standards Day

Ai Group celebrated World Standards Day last week by presenting awards to outstanding achievers. From 10 peer nominations, Chris Burgess, of Dux, won the Ai Group Standards Development Award and Daniel Nathanson, of NHP Electrical Engineering Products, received the Ai Group Standards Next Generation Award.

Read our Blog post to find out more

What we said about the White Paper on its release

>>24 October: Ai Group CET Online Event

White Paper on Jobs and Opportunities: a blueprint for a working future

The long-awaited Employment White Paper released in September sits at the intersection of our social and economic goals – labour supply and the availability of suitable skills, as well as improving opportunity and social inclusion. Join us as we drill into the White Paper in the context of the Government's workplace relations agenda and the theme of education and training, which runs throughout the paper.

Find out more and register now

Did you catch the first webinar in our Business Recovery Advisory Service series?:
Your Intro Guide To Going Digital

>>26 October: Ai Group Online Event

Fundamentals of Financial Management for Business Owners

Part of a series Ai Group is delivering as a partner in the Business Recovery Advisory Service for Victorian businesses, this webinar aims to explain the fundamentals of financial management for business owners who do not have an accounting or financial background.

Find out more and register now

This webinar is presented by The Ai Group Construction Supply Chain Council

>>27 October: Ai Group Online Event

Business Credit Risk and how to
address it

In this webinar we will provide members with an understanding of the financial health of the construction industry and how business managers may identify and effectively respond to credit risks that may impact their businesses.

Find out more and register now

Did you catch the last webinar in our HR Fundamentals series?: People policies getting them right

>>2 November: Ai Group Online Event

HR Fundamentals: Right of entry – rights and wrongs

A Union's right of entry to a workplace can be exercised independently and irrespective of any enterprise agreement bargaining process – but this statutory right is not unconditional and is subject to certain conditions and principal purposes which Union officials must comply with. This webinar will set out key definitions and principals, as well as provide practical guidance and key recommendations for employers.

Find out more and register now

Take part in our Annual CEO Outlook Survey for 2024

Your experiences and opinions matter to industry, governments, regulators, law and policy makers. Participating in our annual survey will help your voice be heard and will enable us to advocate on your behalf.

This year we are keen to hear about your experience regarding international trade, supply chains, employment, skills and investment.

As always, your response will be strictly confidential. Individual names, responses and details will never be published or shared. A summary of the aggregated and confidentialised results will be compiled in a report and will be available from our website in 2024. You can read our previous report for 2023 here.

We estimate the survey will take around 10 minutes and would be grateful if you could complete it by Thursday 30 November 2023.

Participate here

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