The Palaszczuk Government is delivering $2 million to support Queensland tourism businesses facing hardship with Sunday’s axing of JobKeeper by the Federal Government.  Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Tourism Business Financial Counselling Service would provide expert advice to tourism operators who need guidance on a range of matters including scaling down or pausing some parts of their business.  “It’s vital that we support as many tourism businesses …

The Queensland Chief Health Officer has announced that due to community transmission of COVID-19 in Greater Brisbane, all aged care and disability accommodation services are closed to non-essential visitors as of 5pm Monday 29th March.

The Queensland Government’s new Check In Qld app is now being rolled out across the state following yesterday’s official launch.

The Labour Market Information Portal has been updated with a range of new data and research insights, including information relating to the labour market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. January 2021 Vacancy Report The January 2021 Vacancy Report and associated data files are now available from the Labour Market Information Portal: http://lmip.gov.au/default.aspx?LMIP/VacancyReport. January 2021 jobactive and …

As COVID-19 is continuing to cause disruptions, please see below information regarding some immediate and upcoming changes which may affect your business. Digital Contact Tracing Yesterday, Premier Palaszczuk announced all businesses who collect customer information, must now use digital methods and paper-based collections will no longer be acceptable. At CCIQ, we recognise the importance of …

The Skills Focus Training Hub has lots of free training relating to job skill preparation, leadership, IT and marketing. A free online training to help COVID-19 impacted Queensland workers. Visit skillsfocus.com.au

The Australian and Queensland Governments are providing a range of financial incentives for employers to hire job seekers who are long-term unemployed.  Please see below for more information about these incentives and how you may be able to access them. This information is provided by Jobmatch Employment. Download full information here. Download JobMaker Hiring Credit …

In relation to anyone visiting our Aged Care sites,  please refer to the attached and pass onto anyone that would need to be made aware of this QLD Government Aged Care Direction.

Please see below a letter from Lutheran Services detailing new QLD Government Aged Care Direction for suppliers & contractors who work across health care settings and aged care services.

The CCIQ Suncorp Pulse Survey of business conditions for the June 2020 quarter is now open. We need your feedback about what’s impacting your business today, and what will influence your decision-making over the next three months. The COVID-19 outbreak has undoubtedly had a substantial effect on the majority of businesses worldwide. The hot topic questions throughout the survey aim to …