Access Housing is featured in Volume four, Issue three (pages 106-113) (http://www NULL.australianbusinessjournal NULL.com NULL.au/emag/2013/0304/AUBJ NULL.php) of the Australian Business Journal. The article focuses on Access Housing’s role in key affordable housing issues.
Quick Link article: http://www.australianbusinessjournal.com.au/access-housing/ (http://www NULL.australianbusinessjournal NULL.com NULL.au/access-housing/)
As you may be aware, our Annual General Meeting was held yesterday.
We are aware that not all the organisations we represent were able to attend the AGM, nor will we able to visit every organisation across the state in our planned visits to our members. Therefore, to assist us in our work, CHCWA has created a short 10-question ‘tick-box’ survey. (http://www NULL.surveymonkey NULL.com/s/LTV5BXM)
We would be grateful if CHO representatives could spare five minutes of your time to help us improve our services which include training, advice and policy work, and to tell us any other concerns you have.
If you have any questions or comments about this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to get in touch (reception null@null communityhousing NULL.com NULL.au).
The new award for social and community sector workers, which will equalise pay between Government and not-for-profit employees, will be discussed at information sessions around WA during August.
View the flyer for the Equal Pay information sessions
The outcome from the Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) from Fair Work Australia and implementation of the modern award (SCHCADS Award is the SACS Modern Award) from July 1, 2012, have produced a changing industrial relations environment for community services.
The Commonwealth Government has provided funding for education and information sessions to help the sector to gain a better understanding of how the changes will impact on the industry, some sessions geared towards employers and some towards employees. The Australian Services Union (ASU) is providing education and information sessions for employees and all community sector workers are encouraged to take advantage of them to understand the changes and their impact.
CHCWA encourages all CHOs to distribute this information to their employees and to look at attending a session.
Consultation on the WA Regulatory Impact Assessment – National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH) – will be held through July. The WA Government has participated in the development of the proposed National Regulatory System for Community Housing through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and is seeking to assess the likely impact of nationally consistent regulation on the Western Australian Community Housing Sector and related stakeholders. The Department of Housing will release a WA specific Regulatory Impact Statement shortly to help inform the consultation process.
The Department of Housing will hold two information sessions and a workshop on the NRSCH on the following dates:
CHCWA is offering a full-day course in Tenancy Law for Community Housing Workers on Monday, July 23.
The course covers:
• understanding your rights and responsibilities as a landlord
• becoming familiar with the legislation governing residential tenancies
• discussing best practice in tenancy management
• understanding the dispute processes and legal remedies (eg court)
• identifying ways to support successful tenancies
• learning from industry peers.
Please email Suzie (susan NULL.winterton null@null communityhousing NULL.com NULL.au) for a flyer if you would like to know more or view our Training Calendar.
