New research shows that more than half of WA employers believe that labour shortages and associated wage pressures are the biggest challenges to their businesses this year.
The Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called for a pay rise for low paid workers of $10 to $12 per week, about one-third the claim lodged by the union movement.
Western Australia's peak industry group is lobbying for the removal of English language competency requirements and skills assessments for temporary migrants in order to fill "hundreds of thousands" of new jobs that will be created over the next decade.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has called on industry and government to work together to help improve the international competitiveness of Western Australian businesses to boost their chances of winning work on major projects.
Former WA Under Treasurer and CCI Chief Executive John Langoulant has been elected to the Board of Directors of the State's peak business organisation.
Forty per cent of WA businesses are looking to employ inexperienced workers over the next 12 months as they move to implement measures to grow and retain their workforce.
A POPULATION goal for Western Australia is one measure the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA wants introduced to deal with a predicted massive labour shortfall over the next decade.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has criticised Unions WA for applying for a 5.5 per cent minimum wage increase WA, saying it is an unjustified and irresponsible claim that could harm businesses still recovering from the GFC.
AMIDST the recent controversy surrounding a national curriculum and benchmarking for Australian schools, a handful of Perth's schools has introduced an international curriculum program that offers both an alternative pathway to university and an internati
The state government's plan for local councils to merge with one another has proven to be a struggle with only a handful of the 139 councils agreeing to amalgamate and less than half prepared to consider the reform.
Western Australia's economic comeback is taking place faster than first predicted with growth expected to rise steadily over the next few years, reaching 6.25 per cent in 2012-13, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
The trucking industry is set to be the big winner from the state government's red tape reduction campaign, which is targeting total savings of $44 million by cutting red tape and regulation.
There is good news ahead with 2010 shaping to be a much better year for Western Australian businesses, with a majority of employers expecting the local economy to pick up pace in the next 12 months, according WA's peak industry body.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA is teaming up with employers acorss the state to lift awareness about workplace safety, after 22 deaths were recorded last financial year.
The Barnett government has performed strongly in regulatory reform in its first year in office but must now deliver on its reform promises, a Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA scorecard has concluded.
An increasing number of businesses in Western Australia are becoming more confident about the local economy's prospects with some saying the current economic climate has been good for business.
AGRICULTURE exporters, lobby groups and industry bodies are concerned at the prospect of increased certification costs from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service if a plan to scrap a 40 per cent subsidy goes ahead.
Business confidence in Western Australia has dropped to a record low with almost 75 per cent of firms believing economic conditions will deteriorate further in the next year, a new survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has found.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has named the Small Business Development Corporation, LandCorp and the state's eight port authorities as prime candidates for privatisation or review.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has identified 33 government agencies which it believes are superfluous and, subject to review, need to be consolidated, abolished, or have their services privatised or contracted out.
Business confidence in Western Australia has hit record lows as the global economic uncertainty starts to impact owners, two separate surveys have found.
THE Western Australian business community has given a mixed reaction to the latest review into 457 visas, the Deegan Report, released by Immigration Minister Chris Evans last week.
MIGRATION is such a broad ranging and complex issue that it needs to be concentrated in a single arm of government, the recent WA Business News migration forum was told.
ALMOST 120,000 extra workers could be made available in Western Australia if women received more incentives to join the workforce, according to a new report from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
Almost 120,000 extra workers could be made available in Western Australia if more women were encouraged to join the workforce, according to a new report from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA.
Business confidence in the WA economy has fallen to a seven-year low in the wake of the global credit crisis, according the latest Commonwealth Bank-Chamber of Commerce and Industry business expectations survey.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has expressed disappointment at the absence of a vision for the future, and detailed plans to achieve it, by the State's politicians during the election campaign.
Colin Barnett has raised his hand for another tilt at the Liberal Party leadership but first has to find an electorate after Deidre Willmott said she wanted to continue as the endorsed candidate for his seat of Cottesloe.
A FEDERAL government-funded parental leave scheme should not be committed to without first undertaking a comprehensive investigation into the impact on business, according to the Chamber of Commerce a
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has appeared before the Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in pursuit of a new modern and flexible industrial awards system.
New legislation regarding training and apprentice laws was introduced to parliament today, with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA applauding the move.
