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Pre-employment Functional Assessments – are they important?

Pre-employment Functional Assessments – are they important?

Coverforce Insurance Broking (CMPA Associate Members since 2010) reports on the importance of conducting timely and accurate functional assessments. Musculoskeletal injuries and disorders continue to be the leading Work Health & Safety (WHS) challenge for many industries and are associated…

Web meeting apps compared: Zoom vs Microsoft Teams vs Google Meet

Web meeting apps compared: Zoom vs Microsoft Teams vs Google Meet

JOHN PITITTO, Partner for Mead Partners Chartered Accountants. With organisations around the world looking for more effective ways to work remotely and keep their teams connected, the spotlight has fallen on web meeting tools to provide an edge for companies.…

Victorian Government’s Social Procurement Framework

Victorian Government’s Social Procurement Framework

DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. This business article is the first in a series. Below is an extract from an email sent by the Secretariat to the Treasurer, The Hon Tim Pallas MP, on 4 December 2020…

Tax breaks for Businesses from Federal Governments 2020 budget

Tax breaks for Businesses from Federal Governments 2020 budget

Below is a PLAIN SPEAK table & summary of the Temporary Full Expensing of Depreciating Assets tax incentives and Loss “Carry Back” Tax Opportunities announced in the Federal Government’s 2020 Budget on 6th October 2020. The Government will support businesses…

Equipment & Vehicle Finance Checklist in COVID-19 Times

Equipment & Vehicle Finance Checklist in COVID-19 Times

With a fractured COVID-19 affected economy across our nation what is the current lending environment like and how do the weeks and months ahead look? Pre-COVID-19 the economy was moving along nicely and for many their businesses and outlook were…

Running a business and insolvency risk during coronavirus

Running a business and insolvency risk during coronavirus

STUART WILSON, Senior Commercial Lawyer for Nevett Ford Lawyers provides a report on insolvency risk during the current pandemic. The coronavirus and associated response measures have imposed immense pressure on businesses in many sectors, which in turn places stress on…

9 quick facts you need to know about equipment finance

9 quick facts you need to know about equipment finance

After 30 years of financing equipment for capital intensive industries, we thought we would share a few facts which will assist business owners in getting this area right. Mark O’Donoghue, Founder & CEO Finlease (Associate member of the CMPA since…

Retail Leases Act and Quarries

Retail Leases Act and Quarries

ANDREW LUMB, Special Counsel for Nevett Ford Lawyers reports on the application of the Retail Leases Act to Quarries, in particular the impact with respect to Land Tax. The Retail Leases Act applies to leased premises which under the terms…

The Art of Delegation

The Art of Delegation

MIKE CAMERON from Strategically Yours writes on the Art of Delegation. Delegation of Authority – A formal definition: The Delegation of Authority is a process through which a manager, supervisor or team leader assigns responsibility to a subordinate to carry…

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