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Television, newspapers, news apps, radio, even social media – you can’t escape the dire economic forecast that the media are bombarding us with. Recent reports include Australia’s...

This year Easter will be celebrated on 19 April (Good Friday), Saturday 20 April, Sunday 21 April (Easter Sunday) and Monday 22 April (Easter Monday).  Anzac Day will be on Thursday 25 April. A...

Some FTMA Members may be aware, from my attendance at the recent Victorian Member’s Focus Forum, of the uncertainty that has existed in recent months over the entitlements of casual employees...

I’m sure you’ve all heard the story about the two managers talking about training their employees. The first asks, “Yeah, but what if we train them, and they just leave?” The second...

Our Industrial Relations experts at Timber Trade Industrial Association have prepared a table to better help you understand the different levels relevant for the frame and truss sector in the Timber...

NZ is a land full of timber. We have a natural propensity in our national prescriptive building code to use more than our Australian cousins. It is my view that cladding manufacturers in NZ have...

“The object of the Security Of Payments Act is to ensure that any person who undertakes to carry out construction work (or who undertakes to supply related goods and services) under a construction...

Section 125 of the Fair Work Act 2009, provides that employers must provide a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement to all new employees as soon as practicable after the employee’s employment...

Most businesses would not operate without a Public & Products Liability policy – But do they have the right cover? Insurance is like most things in life in that you only get what you pay for –...

Members should note that on 1 August 2018, the Fair Work Commission amended the modern awards, including the Timber Industry Award 2010, to include a new model family and domestic violence...

As Timber Systems Estimators and Designers, we rely on the engineering software to do it all for us, but there are a number of times that we really don’t need to fire up the computer and information...

“I do”, they did, she said, he said, it’s over, ouch that’s expensive! No, I’m not giving marriage advice. My involvement with contracts has ranged from 100 plus page contracts to verbal contracts,...

From 1 July 2018, Single Touch Payroll (STP) will become mandatory for employers with more than 20 or more employees. The ATO led initiative will see an improvement in the way wages, superannuation...

FAIR WORK ANNUAL WAGE REVIEW The Fair Work Commission has released the ninth annual minimum wage review decision under the Fair Work Act, 2009 on 1 June 2018. This decision increases the modern...