Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is Australia’s most established, representative and largest peak council of Australian business organisations. As a member based organisation, it combines the brand strength of the international, national and local chamber of commerce movement with the capability of Australia’s specialist business associations.

State and Territory Chambers of Commerce federate as ACCI, and these are joined by industry associations which form the ACCI national member network. That network represents in excess of 300,000 private enterprises engaging over three (3) million employees or contractors. Eight-five (85%) are small and medium businesses. ACCI’s core service is private sector advocacy, representation and policy development on national and international matters that impact business. We embrace the multiple traditions of business advocacy, from trade and commerce, to economics and tax, to employment, labour and social policy.

ACCI’s institutional role is international. It is officially recognised as Australia’s business representative in councils of the world that shape the doing of business, including the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Organisation of Employers, the OECD and the UN-related International Labour Organisation. Beyond the global, a tier of regional and bilateral associations to Australia’s north, west and east complete ACCI’s international network.

CEO

The Chief Executive Officer is Kate Carnell AO. Former CEOs include Peter Anderson, Peter William Hendy, Lyndon Rowe, Mark Paterson AO and Ian Spicer AM.

Policy

The ACCI has a workplace relations policy that promotes the use of workplace agreements negotiated on an individual rather than a collective level,[1] and an employment policy that involves "restraining minimum wages".[2] In March 2010 the ACCI opposed an ACTU $27/week wage increase claim for the nation's poorest workers. The ACTU argued this group missed out on a rise due to a wage freeze the previous year, and over this period the average wage had increased by more than $60/week. However, the ACCI said the union's claim was neither fair nor balanced, and suggested a $10–$15 rise instead.[3]

Members

Members of ACCI are state and territory chambers of business, and national industry associations.[4] They include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ACCI Workplace Policy". Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Employment, Education and Training". Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Packham, Ben (18 March 2010). "$27 wage catch-up for poorest workers". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Members". Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

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