In welcome news for business Australia wide, on Tuesday Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer unveiled a plan to combat the recent “double dipping” with the creation of a new regulation. The recent case of Work Pac v Skene has far reaching » Read More
As of December 12th 2018, Family and Domestic Violence Leave has been added to the National Employment Standards. This new entitlement allows an employee who is experiencing difficulties with family or domestic violence can now access up to 5 days » Read More
AI group have today reported the South Australian Government has announced they will introduce legislation to repeal the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (SA). This is a big move by the SA government as this legislation was a long time » Read More
RPR Trades are pleased to advise of the submission of our application for a QLD Labour Hire Licence. On April 16th, the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 came into effect. This Act establishes a mandatory licensing scheme for all labour hire » Read More
Employees are your most valuable resource as they are the front of your business, yet many companies ignore and treat their employees poorly. RPR Trades doesn’t fall in that category. They have gone out of their way to make sure their » Read More
There has always been a debate on women who go back to work when they have young children, and if it is good for the children or not. There are always the comments flying around “childcare is not good for » Read More
We have recently seen an increase in employers undertaking drug and alcohol testing as part of their hiring process, for both casual and permanent opportunities. For some time now, certain industries have conducted basic drug and alcohol testing via urine » Read More
I recently read an article and it was a very interesting read, Australians are an aging society and as an employer I try to help every candidate as much as I can. I know how hard it is in finding » Read More
A lot of things come to mind when I think of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, definitely the two major parts are investment and the economy. Toowoomba is absolutely booming from all the activity; the local shops and fuel stations » Read More
It appears that the Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017 that is currently before the Queensland Parliament, is likely to pass through as legislation. Once passed, the Bill will apply to all Labour Hire providers operating in Queensland, and will also ban businesses » Read More
We are thrilled to celebrate the 1st anniversary of RPR Trades on 30th November 2016, and our sincere thanks to all who have contributed to our inaugural year. It is easy to be a little self-indulgent at times like this, » Read More
After reading the latest article on the Infrastructure Australia website, I was interested to read the ideas put forward. As the NSW Regional Manager for RPR Trades, I see so many opportunities in the market to drive the growth in » Read More
