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ACCC Approves JBS’ Primo Takeover

The competition watchdog will not stand in the way of Brazilian food giant JBS’s $1.45 billion takeover of Primo Group, despite industry concerns. Click here for more information about the takeover of the Primo Group by JBS.

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Brismeat EBA Negotiation Update

Employees at Brismeat are becoming increasingly frustrated with the slow progress of negotiations at the site. It is now almost 3 months since their agreement expired and 15 months since the workers last received a pay increase. The company have Read More

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Look Local First!

At a time when alarming allegations have been raised on the exploitation of the 457 skilled migratory visa scheme, The Age August 13, 2014 – Dodgy visas could cost Australian jobs.  The Abbott Government looks set to wind back scrutiny Read More

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Update: EBA Negotiations ACC

Several EBA meetings have now taken place at Australian Country Choice (ACC). The consultative Committee (CC) and AMIEU have raised a Log of members Claims with the company. The company has taken a hard line, similar to many of the Read More

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JBS Beef City EBA Update

Following on from previous updates on 4th May 2014 & 29th May 2014 , JBS Beef City members have voted overwhelmingly in favor (91.5% of votes) of taking protected industrial action. The vote result puts the Company on notice that Read More

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