Jennifer Westacott
Albanese woos big end of town at Business Council dinner
Everyone wanted a piece of the prime minister at corporate Australia’s night of nights.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
Latest
Albanese open to reform but Chalmers shuts down talk of corporate tax cuts
Albanese played down the tensions on workplace relations reform during a speech to the Business Council of Australia in Sydney on Wednesday night.
- by David Crowe
Plan to make Australians $7000 richer – but it will require reform
A massive blueprint of change says Australians could be $7000 better off, but sweeping reforms must be made across the country for that to occur.
- by Shane Wright
Jennifer Westacott to step down as Business Council chief
Australia’s most powerful business lobby group has begun the process of finding a new chief executive.
- by Jessica Yun
Labor to introduce IR bill with pledge to ‘get wages moving’
Workers will be promised a new law to lift wages in a federal move that is fuelling industry alarm.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Women in Leadership
Extinction looms for dinosaurs as women take charge
Australia emerged from the manosphere after the May election into a different world altogether.
- by Chris Wallace
Migration deal in sight at summit
Unions and employers have backed the case to boost migration from 160,000 to 200,000 places a year.
- by David Crowe, Angus Thompson and Katina Curtis
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Jobs summit
Allow bridging visa holders to work, government MPs say
A backlog of people waiting for partner visas could help fill workforce shortages if allowed, government MPs say, while the ACTU secretary says there’s a chance of an agreement with industry on migration.
- by Angus Thompson and Katina Curtis
Business and unions soften stance on industry-wide bargaining and better off overall test
The Business Council and ACTU have signalled they’re prepared to give ground at the jobs summit, while coming together with other key industry groups in a rare joint statement.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola
Business lobby boss wants wages in line with living costs in jobs summit agenda
The chief of the Business Council has broken ranks with other industry groups and urged wages keep pace with rising living costs.
- by Angus Thompson
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Big business backs targeted sick pay during virus surge
Business Council of Australia head Jennifer Westacott said there was scope for a more targeted scheme to bolster the workforce as daily COVID-19 cases soar.
- by Angus Thompson
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