Business Matters
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Agreement to boost Indigenous participation in construction
BESIX Watpac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a leading NSW Indigenous business group to boost participation by First Nations people in the construction industry. ... -
WorkSafe Vic: Let’s be very clear about workplace sexual harassment
WorkSafe is encouraging all Victorian employers and workers to make it their business to stamp out workplace sexual harassment, launching the Let’s Be Very Clear campaign. ... -
ANZ construction industry leads regional COVID-19 recovery
Autodesk has announced the findings for its latest IDC InfoBrief, a survey which has found that Australian and New Zealand construction companies are most advanced when ... -
ACIF: lifting female participation in construction industry a priority
The Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) has said that the construction industry has to do more to lift female participation in all sectors and that it ... -
Opportunities arise for businesses and disability employment within construction
Despite the rise in unemployment figures in this past year, the construction industry employs about 9.2% of the entire workforce. Out of the 1,183,200 people in ... -
Master Builders: HomeBuilder continues to drive record activity
Home lending has surpassed more records this past January with the continued roll out of the HomeBuilder scheme according to Master Builders Australia. The first month ... -
VBA warns of unregistered online service adverts
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has warned Victorians of anyone offering their building or plumbing services via online marketplaces or apps with some being unregistered and ... -
ATO’s taxable payments reporting system aims to help tradies compete on the level
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed more than 60,000 businesses haven’t yet complied with lodgement requirements under the Taxable payments reporting system (TPRS) for 2019-20. ... -
Record attendance for VBA’s industry conference
More than 700 building practitioners gathered virtually for the Victorian Building Authority’s Surveyors’ Conference. The conference hosted a number of industry experts who gave their thoughts ... -
Day of reckoning coming for NSW homeowners who don’t pay their tradies
From 1 March 2021, the Security of Payment Act will apply to contracts between homeowners and builders or trade contractors. In the 20 years since its ...
