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Export Market Development Grants Scheme - EMDG
The EMDG Scheme provides a taxable grant in the form of partial reimbursement of certain expenditure incurred in the promotion of Australian products/services by Australian businesses in overseas markets (excluding New Zealand, Iran and North Korea).
Under the scheme, businesses must have a turnover of less than $50 million and spend at least $15000.00 on export promotional activities under the categories listed below. First time applicants, having satisfied grants entry requirements, may combine two financial years' worth of expenses to make up the $15000.00. The grant is payable at the rate of 50% of the eligible expenditure over the first $5000.00.
For more information on the grant and how to apply, please download the PDF attachments below.
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With transition beginning on 29 April 2019, we are reaching out to labour hire providers and hosts across Victoria with a series of roadshows in March and April.
The roadshows will drill down on the role of the Labour Hire Authority, the legislation we work to, our compliance tools, licence applications and objections and key dates for the transition period.
Melbourne Information sessions:
Fruit & Vegetable Harvesting and Processing Industry 13 March (Wednesday) 1:30 - 3:00 (Wednesday) Melbourne CBD - Book here
Regional information sessions:
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From 29 April labour hire providers will have six months to apply for a licence to operate in Victoria.
If you are a "Host" ie. business, farm or organisation that uses the service of labour hire companies to supply labour, you must use only a licensed labour hire provider.
What are your obligations as a labour hire host?
The main obligation on hosts is to use only licensed labour hire providers to obtain the services of labour hire workers.
Once the scheme commences, before engaging a labour hire provider, hosts will be able to find out whether the provider they plan to use is licensed by checking the online Register of Licensed Labour Hire Providers.
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Big fines for firms who exploit fruit pickers
Dodgy labour hire providers will be ousted from Victoria as the state's first ever licensing scheme kicks off in April.
Industrial Relations Minister Tim Pallas on Thursday said the new scheme will take effect from April 29 and require labour hire service providers to be licensed, in a bid to protect workers from exploitation and crack down on rogue operators.
"It will weed out those who've seen exploitation of workers as a opportunity to cut their costs. This will level the playing field up for those more responsible operators," Mr Pallas said. Read more of this Age article.
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The event will take place on April 25, 2019, at the Monticello Conference Center, and is organized by Yentzen Group, Produce Business Magazine and the Cherry Committee from ASOEX.
The inaugural event held in 2018 sold out well in advance and was a huge success, bringing together the cherry industry’s most important players from all around the world.
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