The majority decision handed down by Fair Work Australia in the equal remuneration case is a disturbing outcome that must be quarantined, says the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Fair Work Australia has found in favour of the community sector equal pay claim which will see major pay rises for tens of thousands of workers across the country.

Australian Not for Profits are being given the opportunity to source a full-time employee to assist in the growth of their charity for a year, at no cost to the organisation.

With mining and agriculture as the biggest industries, value creation in Australia has a tense relationship to Corporate Social Responsibility, according to visiting CSR expert, US Professor Dirk Matten, who will be a keynote speaker at ACCSR’s upcoming 5th Annual Conference in Melbourne.

The 2012 International Year of Co-operatives will receive the stamp of approval many times over with the release, next week, of the Australia Post commemorate stamp.