This week workers employed by numerous major contractors will vote on accepting a new company enterprise bargaining agreement.
 
The fact that the votes will be close is a testament to the strength of the MBA and company argument that workers will suffer under the alternate union proposal.
 
The...

With Christmas just around the corner, most employees will soon be enjoying some hard-earned down time at the office end of year party.

But some steps need to be taken to ensure a safe and incident-free Christmas party. We have prepared a Christmas party checklist for employers to help ensure a...

The Federal Treasurer, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, delivered the 2020 Federal Budget on 6 October 2020. As anticipated, the announcement included bringing forward personal income tax cuts already legislated. These changes deliver tax relief to low- and middle-income earners for the 2020-21 income year of up to $2,745 for...

Discover new business opportunities in Kitchen, Bathroom and Laundry Renovations.

This year homeowners have spent more time at home than ever before with plenty of time to plan and organise those much-needed renovations. Thanks to the HomeBuilder scheme launched in June there has been a huge boost for home renovations...

Now is the time to enrol in the Master Builders online Diploma of Project Management qualification.

The 2020-21 Budget confirmed the Federal Government’s focus on construction and infrastructure spending to grow the economy. 

In NSW over $3billion is earmarked for new infrastructure, an extension to local roads and community infrastructure...

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Reports that the NSW CFMMEU branch has launched another campaign of shutting down the sites of major builders, including this time a Watpac site, citing safety concerns. 

Industry sources described the union’s move as a “power play” and the AFR reports that “the builder is at the heart...

Exciting and important concessions have been put in place for members for the 4 month period from the 2 November 2020 to 28 February 2021. 

One of the major new member concessions is with Master Builder Insurance Brokers (MBIB). It will provide all members – current customer or not, with...

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) completed its review of the NSW Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF) on Friday the 9th October 2020. IPART will now provide recommendations for changes to HBCF, to the NSW Government by the 30th November 2020.

Initial findings in IPART’s Draft Report include:

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