âLong maybesâ plaguing business desperate to get things done
Business by Dan Knowles
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Subscriber only Desperate Queensland business leaders have called for an end to the long maybes and State Government delays they fear will knobble the state s bounce-back out of COVID. The cost of doing business in Queensland could rise as much as 30 per cent in construction and infrastructure with the expansion of new industrial relations rules, builders warn. Industries across the board are warning of a jobs cliff, with shortages in critical areas, including vacancies for 4400 car mechanics statewide and farmers are having to dump millions of dollars worth of crops because they cannot find anyone to pick them - when Queensland has among the highest unemployment in the country.
Schools that signed agreements with the Competition Commission heeded the commission’s call to root out anti-competitive practices on the pricing of school uniforms and the monopoly of supply.
“Since the conclusion of the settlement agreements in 2019, the commission has not received any complaints from parents or any other stakeholders against the parties with whom these agreements were concluded. This is in and of itself an indication that these parties are complying with the order,” said the commission spokesperson, Siyabulela Makunga.
Settlement agreements were concluded with the AdvTech Group, St Andrew’s School for Girls, Curro Schools and Inspired Schools, as well as the two largest manufacturers and suppliers of school uniforms, Grit Procurement and McCullagh & Bothwell.
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