Heather Ridout

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• Warned that a minimum wage catch up, that would see the minimum ... Ridout - minimum wage increase will put jobs at risk Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout has warned that a minimum wage catch up, that would see the minimum wage increase by $27 a week, will put workers' jobs ... Manufacturers' Monthly - 1 day, 15 hours ago  
• Employers must share the blame for breaches of safety related to the ... Govt 'not only to blame' Australian Industry Group chief Heather Ridout says employers must share the blame for breaches of safety related to the federal government's home insulation program. Sky News Politics - 3 weeks, 1 day ago  
• Announced her organisation would conduct a review of all climate change policy ... Ai Group to review all climate options, including carbon tax Australian Industry Group chief executive Heather Ridout today announced her organisation would conduct a review of all climate change policy options, with the aim of completing the task within a ... CE Daily - 3 weeks, 2 days ago  
• Pleaded for leniency in applying penalties for breaches of Award and NES ... Fair Work Week: A quiet beginning to a new era? The Federal Government's Fair Work Week, from January 4-8, has received little fanfare. As many workers in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania move into the national system, will its ... ABC Unleashed - 2 months ago  
• The poor investment figures were in line with those from the group's ... Australian manufacturing suffers low investments Investment in Australian manufacturing has dropped below 1 per cent of GDP for the first time in 60 years of statistics, with mining the only sector of the economy to ... Manufacturers' Monthly - 3 months, 2 weeks ago  
• Warned of the difficulties ahead, if the Fair Work Amendment Bill does ... Ai Group concerned by Fair Work Amendment Bill The CEO of Australian Industry Group, Heather Ridout has warned of the difficulties ahead, if the Fair Work Amendment Bill does not pass through Senate this year. The Fair Work ... Manufacturers' Monthly - 3 months, 3 weeks ago  
• A high exchange rate, easing fiscal stimulus and a soft export sector ... The Economy 2: Houses Up, Manufacturing Up, Rates To Go Up Australian house prices have risen by a greater than expected amount in the September quarter, suggesting that the Reserve Bank's previously stated concerns about the impact of a housing boom ... Yahoo!7 Finance News - 4 months, 2 weeks ago