Posts tagged "Mark McKenzie"

The proposed bargaining legislation prioritises the goal of lifting wages above the equally important goal of delivering the business productivity gains needed to fund such wage increases.

The suggestion that we return to an IR system that risks increasing the numbers of productive days lost due to strike action to address the flaws of the existing bargaining system is illogical, writes former COSBOA chair Mark McKenzie.

The federal government is expanding its SME Recovery Loan Scheme, removing requirements for businesses to have received JobKeeper this year or to have been affected by flooding.

Australia's peak small business body will soon have a new chair, with board director Matthew Addison to replace Mark McKenzie as chair of the Council of Small Business Organisations (COSBOA) at the end of June. 

"We are deeply concerned that the continuation of the Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown ... will create a cycle of poverty and unemployment."

The federal government’s big spending budget has won praise among small business advocates, who’ve welcomed the focus on tax incentives, wage subsidies and mental health support. 

Earlier this year, the government unveiled a $40 million unsecured loan program for SMEs, but after seven months, it's only hit 5% capacity.

Australians are resilient, and our economy will survive the COVID-19 crisis, writes COSBOA chair Mark McKenzie. But we must all work together to make sure that happens.

Australian businesses are being shut out of the benefits of lower petrol prices because the big players aren’t passing on the benefits, ac…