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Right to disconnect laws
The right to disconnect laws take into effect from 26 August 2024 for non-small business employers and their employees where practicable. A non-small business employer is an employer with 15 or more employees at a particular time. The new law gives eligible employees the right to refuse employer or third-party contact outside of working hours...
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The Other Force website launched to support skills across defence
The WA Government has launched The Other Force, a dedicated website to support training and employment in WA’s defence industry. The defence industry is critical to economic diversification and job creation in the state. The Defence industry employs individuals in technical and office-based business roles thus offering interested candidates a variety of roles to choose....
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WA AgriFutures 2024 Rural Women’s Award winner
Mandy Walker, an accomplished businesswoman from the Wheatbelt has been awarded the AgriFutures 2024 WA Rural Women’s Award. The award aims to celebrate, empower and recognise women in WA’s rural and emerging industries, businesses and communities. The award is in recognition of her project to help Wheatbelt businesses participate in the defence industry supply chain....
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Innovators win big with Innovation Booster Grant
The WA Government is helping early-stage innovators overcome barriers to launching their product or service with Innovation Booster Grants. In the latest round of assessment, 26 businesses were recipients of the grant and received up to $40,000 in assistance in their early steps toward commercialisation. Applications for the Innovation Booster Grant program are open year-round....
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Future Skills Organisation releases initial workforce plan
The Future Skills Organisation’s Initial Workforce Plan reveals the growing demand for finance, technology, and business skills in Australia. The report highlights the demand for occupations with these skills, challenges faced due to shortages and priority actions to be taken across key themes of training suitability, digital capability cap, new technologies, pathways, and enhancing trainer...
