What you need to know about the waste levy commencing in 2019

A waste levy of $75/tonne will commence from 1 July 2019.

24 June 2019

2019 wage circulars now available

The Fair Work Commission Minimum Wage Panel recently handed down its 2019 minimum wage ruling and to help you implement the change within your business, our 2019 wage circulars are now available.

20 June 2019

2019 wage announcement

The Fair Work Commission Minimum Wage Panel has handed down its 2019 minimum wage ruling.

30 May 2019

Growing crisis for Building Certification

The ongoing cladding problem brought on by building fires around the world, particularly London’s Grenfell and in Australia, Melbourne’s Lacrosse has highlighted the risk to insurers in the professional indemnity (PI) policies they carry. As a result, building certifiers everywhere are facing challenges when it comes time to renew their policies.

30 May 2019

Steel standard effectively law

The Australian Standard for Structural Steelwork – Fabrication and Erection (AS/NSS 5131) will effectively become law.

22 May 2019

QBCC Standards and Tolerances Guide 2019

Master Builders, through consultation with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC), has completed a review of the QBCC Standards and Tolerances Guide.

17 May 2019

Proposed QLeave increase

The state government is proposing several changes to increase the QLeave levies.

17 May 2019

2019 National Construction Code changes are here

The latest round of changes to the National Construction Code are now in effect and will apply to the entire building and construction industry.

1 May 2019

Happy clients = successful business

Naturally enough we all want our business to be successful. But to be successful the business needs good planning and management in building its reputation and brand. We live and work in a changing environment so the business will also need to be competitive to maintain its sustainability and profitability.

18 April 2019

MFRs phase 2 is here

Phase two of the Minimum Financial Requirements (MFR) reforms are now in action and will impact your business.

11 April 2019

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