Name: Laina Chan Position: Barrister Company: Melbourne TEC Chambers/2 Selborne Chambers What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of construction & development? I enjoy the complexity and technical aspects of construction law. I relate to the engineering and architectural aspects of each construction project which are a good fit with my other…
DetailsBHP CEO Mike Henry has announced BHP’s commitment to training and funding for 3,500 new Australian apprenticeship and training positions, and driving up to $450 million into supporting business opportunities in Australia’s mining, equipment, technology and services (METS) sector. Mr Henry said the major skills and technology package would be good for the company and…
DetailsWage subsidies for new apprenticeships will help thousands of school leavers find work in a post-COVID economy, but industry leaders say the plan risks leaving women behind. The $1.2 billion plan unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday will provide wage subsidies of 50 per cent to businesses taking on new apprentices from Monday,…
DetailsWho you are and what you do? My name is Ali Musai and I am the National Sales and Operations Manager at Builder’s Academy Australia (BAA). BAA is a Registered Training Organisation (RT0 ID 21583) and is part of the Simonds Group. This includes Simonds Homes, one of Australia’s largest builders of detached housing in…
DetailsWhen the construction industry’s superannuation fund announced it was investing in new homes for very low-income renters, the Financial Review reported the plan under the headline “Cbus Super-charges Social Housing with NSW Plan.” The pun might have been too tempting to resist, but the article tells a more modest tale. For a super fund managing…
DetailsSally Kissane, managing director, Ogilvy Five years ago when we set out our Agency Vision we built a chart of the key pillars for growth. We put culture as the foundational pillar that underpinned everything. We believed anything and everything is possible when you have the right culture in place. It made a great deal…
DetailsAre you a company of one? Does your business wear your own name? It’s a situation many small business owners find themselves in. They are their company. It has its advantages, but there are also downsides. An upside is being the star. You are the celebrity of your business. Your status may also be the…
DetailsPeople often speak of “diversity” and “inclusion” as if they were interchangeable words, but the truth is that they’re very different concepts. When we speak of workplace diversity, we’re talking about the presence—or absence—of people from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, age brackets, geographic locations, and religious traditions with an assortment of physical…
DetailsTop 100 Women brings passionate women in the heavy industry together as an online community. It’s awesome that members are showcased to organisations who want to increase their female participation and may not know what talent is out there. There are so many ways we can move the dial to see more women enter our…
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