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Country of Origin food labelling now mandatory

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 2 July, 2018

New labelling requirements were optional from July 1, 2016 and become mandatory on July 1, 2018. Research suggests the net benefit to business and government will be $66 million over 20 years. The ACCC will police Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL), with penalties up to $1.1 million for a company flouting the rules Low-priority food…

Fair Work Commission cuts Sunday penalty rates

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 23 February, 2017

Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the independent Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to cut Sunday penalty rates for the retail, hospitality and fast-food industries was a result of Bill Shorten’s time as Workplace Relations Minister. “When the Opposition Leader was Workplace Relations Minister under a Gillard-Rudd-Labor Government, he specifically amended the…