Tasmanian Business Reporter May 2018

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10 Tasmanian Business Reporter - MAY 2018 NEWS APPOINTMENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Staff up for challenge AURORA Energy has once again joined forces with TasTAFE to deliver a suite of customised qualifications for its employees. Sixteen Aurora Energy employees undertook the Formal Qualifications Program, achieving qualifications in Certificate III in Business, Diploma of Leadership and Management and Diploma of Learning and Management Strategic. It brings the total number of employees over the past two years to have obtained a nationally recognised qualification to 68. The tailored program provides direct benefits to Aurora Energy, integrating with its culture, values and strong customer service focus. Aurora Energy CEO Rebecca Kardos said the energy retailer remained committed to supporting its Tasmanian workforce by providing opportunities to obtain formal qualifications together with maintaining a workplace that was up-skilled and future-proofed. “As an organisation in an EMPLOYERS in the building and construction industry making contributions to a Portable Long Service Fund are celebrating, with over $1.1 million flowing back into the industry. It follows the announcement that provider TasBuild has reduced the contribution required by employers to 1.8 per cent of an employee’s ordinary pay rate. This represents a discount of at least 28 percent over the cost to actually fund the Left to right: Aurora Energy Chairman Caryle Demarte, CEO Rebecca Kardos, TasTAFE CEO Jenny Dodd, far right, with the Certificate III in Business graduates. liability.TasBuild is responsible for providing long service benefits to workers in the construction industry and ensuring that both employee entitlements are protected and a level playing field for employers in Tasmania is maintained. Employers make payments into the fund, which go towards the industry’s employee’s long service entitlements. When employees move from one employer to the next, their entitlements go ever-changing industry we need to ensure we have people with the capabilities and mindset to adapt and this is best achieved by investing in knowledge, skills and leadership development across the business,” Mrs Kardos said. “To have a workforce which embraces this challenge makes it all the more easier.” TasTAFE CEO Jenny Dodd said TasTAFE was proud to continue its long-standing working relationship with Aurora Energy to provide tailored training for its employees. “Like all TasTAFE courses, the emphasis of the training with them. TasBuild CEO Chris Atkins said the Tas- Build board took the decision to reduce the required contribution employers make after careful management and long-term growth of the fund. “This is the first time the rate has changed since 2009, the reduction in employer contributions comes off the back of careful investments and management of funds that has seen the fund grow from $45.6 million in 2009 to $116.5 million to June is practical with learning programs structured so that they can be applied back in the workplace,” Ms Dodd said. “This practical approach means that Aurora Energy receives a tangible benefit from the investment and participants can clearly see the value of their training and how it directly relates to their work.” $1.1m flows back to builders 2017, with liabilities growing from $49.0 million to $95.1 million in the same period,” he said. “Our performance has been improving year on year for some time now and we are delighted that we are able to lower the costs of doing business for the industry.” The Tasmanian Business Reporter incorrwectly stated that TasBuild was a superannuation fund in its April edition. APPOINTMENTS Connelly’s Cradle Coast passion THE Cradle Coast Authority has appointed Daryl Connelly as Industry Development Manager. Daryl, pictured, joins CCA’s Regional Development team on a part-time basis, while continuing his work as CEO at Switch, for which he is widely respected for helping new and emerging Cradle Coast businesses. “Daryl is passionate about the Cradle Coast and creating opportunities to help others make both their businesses and the region better,” Cradle Coast Authority CEO Brett Smith said. “At its core, the CCA is about regional economic development with small business at the heart of the Cradle Coast economy, be it in the manufacturing, tourism, hospitality or services sector. “Supporting business to improve productivity through business-to-business networks and bringing new knowledge to the region via industry experts is one way the CCA can help to lift the region’s prosperity and wellness.” Mr Connelly boasts diverse work experience across agriculture, food manufacturing, hospitality and retail. He was a founding director of Switch Tasmania when it was established as a volunteer organisation and became its Business Advisor in 2013. New state boss at Rabobank WESTERN Australian woman Kathryn Brown will head up Rabobank’s business in Tasmania. Ms Brown will be based in Launceston as branch manager Tasmania, in charge of a including Launceston, Devonport, Smithton and Hobart. Announcing the appointment, Rabobank regional manager for southern Victoria and Tasmania Hamish McAlpin said Ms Brown brought extensive agri-banking experience and strong leadership skills to the role. “With more than two decades of agri-banking experience, and senior leadership roles within the bank, Kathy is well positioned to lead the bank’s team of 15 agri-banking specialists around the state,” Mr McAlpin said. “Tasmania is a powerhouse of Australian agriculture, with the state’s farmers leading the way with on-farm productivity gains, water-use efficiency and diversification, so it was also important we appointed someone with a passion for agriculture and food production – which is shared by all our Tasmanian team.” Hailing from Western Australia, where she most recently managed the bank’s operations in Albany, Ms Brown has had a lifelong association with agriculture, Mr McAlpin said. 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Tasmanian Business Reporter - MAY 2018 11 EVENTS NEWS ABOVE: Hawthorn Football Club President Jeff Kennett. ABOVE: Glenn Chapman, left, and Ross Martin. ABOVE: Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten, left, and ANZ Banking State General Manager, Business Banking VIC and TAS Gareth Arbuthnot. EVENT: Kennett in Conversation. Presented by the Launceston Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by ANZ Banking. LOCATION: The Tramsheds, Inveresk, Launceston. DATE: Friday, April 27, 2018. Pictures courtesy of The Examiner ABOVE: Anthony Carr, left, Les Warden and Robert Grant. ABOVE: Joe Hammond and Derani Power. LEFT: Michael Siggins, left, Jo Siggins and Neil Grose. ABOVE: Ashley Green, Jason Reed and Donna Bain ABOVE: Matthew Holmes, left, David Pretorius and Gerard Hextall. ABOVE: Andrew Wolfe, Philip Bushby and Richard Trethwie. ABOVE: ANZ Banking State General Manager, Business Banking VIC and TAS Gareth Arbuthnot speaks to guests.
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