Workers compensation is a complex and often costly part of running a business. Ever changing legislation in this area can make it difficult for employers to manage, and subject them to harsh penalties for non-compliance. What affects my workers compensation premium? Workers compensation premiums, and how they are calculated, are complex. Many businesses don’t… Read More →
Achieving certification to the Australian or international standards for occupational health and safety or environmental management systems does not mean that a business is automatically compliant with its legal duties under OHS or environmental law. Over the years, we have provided advice to businesses of all sizes. When we ask business owners or directors… Read More →
Owners who ponders over selling their business does not always do so out of financial desperation or trouble, often because they are looking for the next opportunity or are future planning. Current climate conditions are producing a “sellers market”, read on for the contributing factors: Investors are facing extremely low or negative interest rates and… Read More →
Feature video on your Member Directory page Showcase a company video on your page in the Member Directory. This will be visible to viewers of your individual page. Follow these steps to add a video: Visit www.semma.com.au and log-in Please contact Justine@semma.com.au if you require log-in credentials Click Member Dashboard Click Edit Directory Listing You… Read More →
Victorian manufacturing continues to grow – supporting jobs, exports and economic growth across the state. The Australian Industry Group’s monthly Performance of Manufacturing Index, released today, shows that Victoria’s manufacturing index has grown for a 14th consecutive month – the longest run of expansion since 2003. This growth builds on the latest Australian Bureau of… Read More →
SEMMA finished 2017 with a bang with our Members’ Christmas function held at Nissan Casting and sponsored by Vative and AB Phillips. The evening was a great opportunity to meet and network with SEMMA members, Politicians, Industry people and have a drink together. This year’s event saw record attendance of over 200 guests! Attending were… Read More →
SEMMA held their second New member event for 2017 on Wednesday November 1. These events are held to welcome all new members that have joined SEMMA in the last 6 months. 20 companies were represented, 2 Councils both Monash and Knox, with over 45 people in attendance, including the SEMMA Board to meet and welcome… Read More →
SEMMA hosted their 2017 NEW Member’s Event on Thursday 27 April. The event – held at Hilton Digital – was a great opportunity to meet the SEMMA Board, network with other NEW SEMMA Members and share knowledge with some of the many companies whom have all joined SEMMA over the past 6 months. With 12… Read More →
This week SEMMA kicked off their 1st in a series of 3 events – Going Global, held at ANZ in Dandenong on 22nd March. The collaboration event, together with ANZ, BDO & M+K included plenty of real case examples presented by Peter Evans from Mawson Global and the team from ANZ who also gave insight… Read More →
The Victorian Government’s Boosting Productivity grants are available now to help small and medium sized businesses carry out an energy assessment and identify, and put in place, energy improvements. Grants are available to businesses with less than 200 full time employees, spending over $20,000 a year on energy bills. The grant covers 50% of the cost… Read More →
