A large percentage of organizations are unaware they are directly affected by the new Victorian requirement to hold a Labour Hire Licence, or that their business is required to be monitoring labour hire licenses of their service providers. Does your business contract the services of labour providers to obtain manpower for your enterprise?… Read More →
Workers Compensation Premium Reviews
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 →
Certification vs Legal Compliance
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 →
Future Planning Opportunity
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 →
Updates to the SEMMA Website
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 →
Media Release: Victorian manufacturing continues to grow
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 →