Business SA Today

7 Feb 2023 | Media release

Business SA partners with the AFL to present the Official Gather Round Business Lunch

Business SA, South Australia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has partnered with the AFL to present the official business lunch…

6 Feb 2023 | Health and safety representative

Hidden office hazards ad how to manage them

Safework have released four health hazards office workers should be aware of, and the steps you can take to manage the risks.

6 Feb 2023 | Health and safety representative

Death of worker in April 2020 leads to huge fines for labour hire company

In April 2020 a 29 yar old man received fatal injuries to the head whilst working at a quarry.

6 Feb 2023 | Health and safety representative

Important Industrial Relations case, given change in Legislation

Reasonable precautions to prevent sexual harassment - Oliver v Bassari (Human Rights) [2022] VCAT 329

6 Feb 2023 | Health and safety representative

Young apprentice falls from roof triggers Safe Work SA warning

2 Feb 2023 | Business SA Today

Line-up announced for SA’s biggest International Women’s Day luncheon

2 Feb 2023 | Media release

Line-up announced for SA's biggest International Women's Day event

1 Feb 2023 | Business SA Today

How to avert a cyber attack: The 8 essential areas to focus your efforts

The Optus and Medibank incidents, among a multitude of others, have brought into sharp focus the need for all businesses to impro…

1 Feb 2023 | Business SA Today

Goodies and Grains for the win

Goodies and Grains started from humble beginnings in the nineties with a small business run out of the Central Markets.

31 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Paid domestic violence leave – are you ready?

From 1 February 2023, employers with 15 or more employees must provide 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave.

25 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Review of public holidays act

Attention all businesses! The YourSAy review of public holidays is currently open and accepting submissions until 3 February.

24 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Bring your kids to work day. Novelty or nightmare?

Thursday 19 January, just as many of Business SA’s working parents were square out of activities to keep their children entertain…

24 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

CEO joins local lineup of A-Listers to peek behind the guise of homelessness

Business SA CEO Andrew Kay will join an impressive list of well-known South Australians this Saturday to lift the lid on homeless…

24 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Swapping a public holiday for another day

Employers may want to operate as normal on January 26 and provide the public holiday to their staff on another day, for example, …

19 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Tour tears through SA after two year turbulence

The full SANTOS Tour Down Under returned in all its glory last Friday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 and closed internat…

18 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Introducing our customer engagement team

A new year welcomes new team members and a revised structure to support our members at Business SA with the aim to deliver the be…

18 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Don’t risk a costly payroll underpayment claim

If breaches of workplace laws are found, the FWO will hold employers accountable and consider taking enforcement action if necess…

11 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Have your say in our December quarter survey

As we start 2023, Business SA is seeking your input on the current business confidence and economic conditions in our state.

11 Jan 2023 | Media release

Peak business body seeking insight into energy costs and possibilities

Business SA, South Australia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and peak body for business is seeking insight into the significa…

11 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

New rules for the use, manufacture, and supply of hazardous chemicals

Did you know that from 1 January 2023, manufacturers or importers of hazardous chemicals must only use GHS 7 to classify and labe…

10 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Glen Ewin Hill Climb Revival

Glen Ewin Estate, Adelaide Hills Cellar Door Restaurant and event venue are taking a step back into South Australian Motor Racing…

10 Jan 2023 | Business SA Today

Australia-India trade agreement: Now in force

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) entered into force on 29 December 2022. This timing meant tha…

23 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

2022 - A big year for Business

It’s more than six months now since I made the transition from winery CEO to heading up Business SA, the Chamber of Commerce and …

14 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Preventative measures for bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment in the workplace

Poor, inappropriate and illegal behaviour can occur in any workplace, and it usually takes the form of bullying between colleague…

14 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Farewell to Rob Pearce after 26 years

It’s not too often you hear about more than two decades of service to an organisation these days. For people of Rob Pearce’s gene…

14 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

4 tips to avoid Christmas party regrets

During the COVID period, Christmas celebrations were either scaled down or couldn’t happen at all. With restrictions now behind u…

14 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Shop Local SA x Brand SA Collab – Spend your support… for River Murray Businesses

Business SA Corporate Member Shop Local SA has teamed up with the re-established Brand SA to support River Murray businesses this…

14 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Government intervention in the gas market

On 9 December the Federal Government announced it would impose wholesale price caps of $12 a gigajoule for gas and $125 a tonne f…

8 Dec 2022 | Media release

Business SA welcomes Adelaide University

Business SA CEO Andrew Kay welcomes last night’s announcement of a signed cooperation statement to explore the amalgamation of Un…

8 Dec 2022 | Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery: Discover Export Opportunities with India

Business SA in partnership with the Australia India Business Council held an exclusive lunch in the Gilbert Suite at the Adelaide…

7 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Show business, there’s no business like it

"If everyone who usually attends a Fringe event, next year buys just one more ticket than normal, we will hit our goal"

7 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Controversial IR legislation passes parliament. What you need to know

Last Friday the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 - the most significant industrial relations c…

7 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

New chapter in Australia - India trade starts on 29 December

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) will enter into force on 29 December. ECTA stands for unity a…

6 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

New law mandates defibrillators in public buildings

On 30 November a new South Australian law was passed mandating the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in al…

5 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Photo Gallery: The Chamber Networking at Patritti

Tucked away on a quiet residential street, Patritti is Adelaide’s only fully-operational suburban winery, located just 1km from W…

5 Dec 2022 | Business SA Today

Employee entitlements over Christmas and New Year

With 2022 coming to a close, we understand many businesses need to consider employee entitlements over the Christmas and New Year…

2 Dec 2022 | Media release

New laws will not deliver secure jobs or better pay

This is a disappointing outcome. We, along with many other business representatives, have expressed that this Bill was never fit …

30 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Operational struggles to come from Flexible Work changes

As we draw closer to the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill passing through the Senate this week, it is an opportune time to unpack wha…

29 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Opinion: IR legislation is not just for Christmas

When the news filtered through on Sunday that the Government had worked out a deal with crossbench Senator David Pocock to ensure…

29 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Workplace sex discrimination bill passed. What you need to know

On Monday 28 November 2022, the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 was passed…

29 Nov 2022 | Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery: Encore Graduation 2021

The 2021 Encore graduates spend a night celebrating their achievements

29 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Does life begin at 35?

No doubt many of us look back at our twenties wondering who we were and what we were thinking.

28 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

The EVolution of novated leasing

The recent legislative changes from our national parliamentarians will likely 'turbocharge' the shift from traditional petrol and…

25 Nov 2022

Photo Gallery: Exclusive Corporate Lunch Series: Beresford Estate

A selection of photos from the Corporate Lunch at Beresford Estate on Thursday 24 November.

24 Nov 2022 | Policy

Call for contributions from SA Power Networks

What new products or improved services do you want SA Power Networks to provide from 2025, and how much would you be willing to p…

23 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Australia-India trade: new agreement ratified

On 22 November Australia’s Parliament ratified an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement with India.

22 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Family and Domestic Violence Leave to become paid leave soon

Employees will be able to access ten days of paid family and domestic violence leave each 12 months

22 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Your ability to enforce pay secrecy clauses is about to become ancient history

Pay secrecy clauses are about to become illegal. Employers who enforce such clauses once these changes are implemented face serio…

22 Nov 2022

Swift action for Riverland business support

On behalf of the Riverland business community, Business SA welcomes the $51.6m announced by Premier Malinauskas today.

21 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Business SA gets into Riverland before roads and ferries are closed

We wanted to ensure we directly supported local businesses with accommodation, food etc, but we also wanted to bring them togethe…

18 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Entrepreneurs fighting food waste

We are producing an after-market accessory that easily fits into modern day sized fridges. It helps households to sort their food.

17 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Multi-employer bargaining and what it could really mean for SA businesses

The new single interest stream is the wrong approach and would force employers and their employees to be made parties to an agree…

17 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Power cuts have hit SA businesses

ElectraNet and SAPN – both members of Business SA – have been working extremely hard to get power restored to those impacted by o…

17 Nov 2022 | Media release

Grundfos Australia launches new testing facility to bring world-class water solutions closer to local market

Business SA corporate member Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solutions and water technology, recently unveiled a new i…

15 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Time to have your WHS system reviewed?

Penalties for non-compliance can run to the hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, and potentially include lengthy jail terms.

15 Nov 2022 | Media release

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: South Australia’s leading business organisations call for the Senate to reject controversial parts of Federal IR Bill.

If passed in the Senate next week, this flawed Bill will result in the most significant and regressive industrial relations chang…

11 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

NEW REPORT: Towards net-zero in South Australian business

Resource efficiency has always been something that good business operators have prioritised, including doing more with less, and …

9 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

What the proposed industrial relations changes really mean for South Australian businesses

If passed, this will result in some of the most significant employment reforms in well over a decade.

9 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Moving so fast, no one will catch them

The BDO Fast Movers program recognises South Australia’s fastest growing, most innovative and arguably smartest businesses.

8 Nov 2022 | Media release

Businesses need practical skills, not just graduates

The September results of South Australia’s longest-running business survey are out, and business confidence has had an optimistic…

8 Nov 2022 | Media release

How good could it be if we had the people?

I have just returned from the US to meet our global partners, and I can tell you that this labour shortage is a global challenge.

8 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Real estate entrepreneur is SOLD on SAYES

If you want to be like Frank and grow your business, then you have until 14 November to submit your EoI

8 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Digital + cinematography = winning

Leading South Australian digital marketing agency Market Ease Digital is making their first foray into video content creation, ac…

8 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Make it your business to vote in council elections

Business SA Chair Nikki Govan asks why so few of her business colleagues actively vote in local government elections?

8 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Be one of ten businesses to have their say on future electricity tariffs

This is your opportunity to be the voice of business and help determine how SA Power Networks introduce changes to electricity pr…

4 Nov 2022 | Business SA Today

Photo Gallery: Mind your health workplace challenge | Netwalking

2 Nov 2022 | Media release

Federal Bill a threat to South Australian businesses

Business SA, along with most national and state employer organisations, has grave concerns about the process and substance of the…

2 Nov 2022

Has your business got a plastic problem?

Plastic is far more adaptable than people may realise, we can make rainwater tanks, or bridges, road curbing, or even sound barri…

31 Oct 2022

Shining light on arts and hospitality in Adelaide.

All profits from its award-winning restaurant Aurora, multiple bars, events, and immersive technologies are invested back to enab…

28 Oct 2022

Sisters create their own fierce dynasty

Our work with the Entrepreneurs’ Programme helped us improve our customer-facing and internal systems. We introduced a digital di…

28 Oct 2022

The Chamber Networking hosted by Crisp & Co.

27 Oct 2022

Photo Gallery: South Australia's Biggest Mentally Healthy Breakfast

27 Oct 2022

More hours, more choice – Shop Trading Hours Act extension and additional trading

Good news for our members, the broader South Australian business community, and South Australian shoppers.

26 Oct 2022

Important survey - annual leave provisions concerning shutdowns

A 'shutdown' is when a business temporarily closes during slow periods of the year, such as Christmas and New Year. It is also ca…

26 Oct 2022 | Media release

Federal Budget has family focus, but Business SA can see that there are opportunities for South Australian business.

There are some important parts to the Federal Budget that are positive for the South Australian business community.

25 Oct 2022

White Ribbon Australia

Businesses are encouraged to show support in the fight to stop violence against women by hosting an event on White Ribbon Day on …

24 Oct 2022

Payroll scams ... your HR, payroll or finance staff are most at risk.

Business email compromise scams target businesses of all sizes. They involve emails from a compromised email address, or emails m…

24 Oct 2022

She’s all apples @Lenswood

There must have been something in the water when recruiting for the Cultivate Hills program. Emily Shipway is another participant…

24 Oct 2022

AFL Max leads Ahrens Team Members to new heights

We love it when our members collaborate, and two Business SA corporate members have come together recently with AFL Max successfu…

20 Oct 2022

Photo Gallery: SAYES Graduation, National Wine Centre of Australia, Thursday 20 October 2022

A collection of photographs taken at the SAYES graduation at The National Wine Centre of Australia on Thursday 20 October 2022

20 Oct 2022

Live stream SA’s Biggest Mentally Healthy Business Breakfast

There will be more than 750 people sitting down across South Australia to have breakfast together to share stories and take ACTIO…

20 Oct 2022 | Media release

South Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year announced

These young entrepreneurs from across metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia are setting the bar high for the future …

19 Oct 2022

Nothing silly about My Lilli Pilli for pregnant mothers

“Cultivate Hills has been such a positive experience for me. I’m going to share my story now.”

19 Oct 2022

Collaborating to keep business in South Australia

Beyond what is written in the official tender documents, there are many opportunities for Business Development Managers to 'talk …

19 Oct 2022

What happens when the media comes knocking?

How would you do it? With the recent run of data breaches, different businesses have tackled these crises in different ways.

18 Oct 2022 | Health and safety representative

National Safework Month – Make work safety your priority in October

October bringing awareness to safety in the workplace. SafeWork SA have a range of public activities available from webinars, the…

18 Oct 2022 | Health and safety representative

A surge in electrical shocks

Over the past two years, a surge in electric shock incidents reported in South Australia has sparked fresh warnings for construct…

18 Oct 2022 | Health and safety representative

Your role as an HSR

17 Oct 2022

Are your staff prepared against the cybercrime of 'social engineering'?

Social engineering refers to manipulating someone into performing an action or giving away information. It is a type of cybercrim…

13 Oct 2022

Millions of reasons to care

National Carers Week is a time to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution that Australia’s 2.65 million unpaid famil…

13 Oct 2022

COVID-19 isolation rules to end

Following the National Cabinet meeting in Canberra on Friday 30 September 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the una…

11 Oct 2022

Revamped Executive Team for Business SA

Under the leadership of CEO Andrew Kay, a new Executive Team leads the chamber from HQ on Greenhill Road, Unley.

11 Oct 2022 | InDaily

Look beyond our shores for the skills we need

Labour availability was close to the top of the list of issues keeping business operators awake according to the June 2022 Busine…

11 Oct 2022

Promote yourself without being a jerk

When it comes to promoting the innovation capacity within South Australia, Business SA member Global Village Publishing Inc curre…

11 Oct 2022

Adelaide Hills Operations Manager gets about the business of tourism

Bike About’s Daniel Young is an excellent example of a well-travelled young South Australian bringing his expertise home for our …

7 Oct 2022

New South Australian Business Directory aims to be state's biggest listing of businesses

The long-term plan is to to list every South Australian business and develop an excellent online resource for businesses and cons…

5 Oct 2022 | Media release

Plan to allow international graduates to work longer in Australia a win-win

National, state and territory chambers of commerce have united in our call for the Federal Government to tap into the supply of i…

5 Oct 2022

Photo Gallery: Chamber Networking - The Duke of Brunswick, Thursday 28 September 2022

5 Oct 2022

Entrepreneur makes marketing work with Marketing Works

“I’ve got a story to tell, and the Business SA Cultivate Hills program helped me realise how important this was to grow my busine…

5 Oct 2022

Upcoming e-dollar pilot: bank account not required

The Reserve Bank of Australia is currently working on a pilot for e-dollar, a digital currency, which is likely be trialled in ea…