Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 1.41pm
This article was originally published on Fruitnet on 26 March. Written by Matthew Jones. A new branded variety being grown in Australia’s Goulburn Valley looks set to add plenty of personality to the pear category, with sales to begin in July. Characterised by a bright red blush, Ricó pears will hit retail shelves for a short time […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 3.56pm
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is a new way of reporting tax and super information to the ATO. The requirement first came into effect 1 July 2018 for employers with over 20 employees, and now parliament has passed legislation to extend STP to all employers starting 1 July 2019. This will be a gradual start, and not all employers will […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 11.05am
This summary originally appeared on Citrus Australia on 1 April. The new labour hire licensing scheme will commence in Victoria on 29 April 2019. The Victorian Parliament passed the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (the Act) following the Victorian Inquiry into Labour Hire and Insecure Work. Labour hire is generally where one business provides labour […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 9.37am
The apple and pear Industry has been blindsided by a 14-day timeframe for complex casual wage changes. The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to require casual employees to be paid overtime under the Horticulture Award from 15 April 2019 has left growers woefully short of time to get abreast of and implement changes. “It’s true […]
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Berries Australia
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 4.58pm
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11.30am
APAL’s Head of Government Relations & Advocacy Jeremy Griffith has gone through this year’s Federal Budget and taken away the key points for apple and pear growers and the industry at large. New Regional Visas $49.6 million is budgeted for 5 years to introduce two new regional visas, namely the: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa; Skilled […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11.15am
The issue of overtime payments for casuals under the Horticulture Award was formally handed down yesterday by The Fair Work Commission. The Commission has determined to adopt the ‘conciliated proposal’ with new requirements to take effect from the first full pay period on or after 15 April 2019. While the changes were mooted by The Commission in their provision […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10.48am
APAL is calling for three industry representatives to join The Apple & Pear Export Readiness and Market Access Project Reference Group. Reference Group members will be motivated to represent Industry and will be responsible strategic decisions regarding the prioritisation of project deliverables and key investment decisions. Click here to start the survey. Background The Apple […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10.36am
As the APAL Forum and Awards for Excellence approach in June, we caught up with some of last year’s winners to see what they’ve been working on since winning the award. We spoke with David Williams, winner of last year’s Lifetime Achievement award, and Nathan Barolli, winner of last year’s Rising Star award. David Williams […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 9.15am
A new ownership structure for the trans-Tasman breeding program, Prevar, will benefit growers on both sides of the Tasman. Prevar was established in 2005 to commercialise new apple and pear cultivars bred by New Zealand’s research organisation Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR). Since its establishment, Prevar has delivered 12 cultivars to Australian growers. Brands that have been […]
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