CCI’s range of information sheets are available free to members by clicking here or by contacting the Business Advice Centre. They cover a range of frequently asked questions relating to employee relations issues such as employment contracts, recruitment and termination, HR policies, employee entitlements, equal opportunity and unions.

CCI’s industrial award service includes a copy of the state or federal award, amendment schedule and separate wage guide, backed by expert advice through CCI’s Business Advice Centre. Each time an award is varied, replacement pages are mailed to subscribers along with a letter explaining the amendment and its application. Current subscribers can access their award and wage schedule online by clicking here.

Available to Members only: $70 per annum (price includes 10% GST).Contact CCI’s Business Advice Centre on 9365 7660 for subscription details.

CCI members also have access to a free, bi-weekly news service called CCI Business Bytes, which is e-mailed every week and covers issues such as employee relations and HR, OSH and workers' comp, economics, tax and finance, communications and marketing, IT and e-commerce, management, supervision, business migration, business legislation and more.

CCI Business Bytes can be tailored to suit individual preferences, so if you prefer to select the specific issues for which you'd like updates, as opposed to receiving the entire news bulletin, simply click here, login and follow the prompts to customise a personal news service.

It's a free service and available exclusively to CCI members.

Call Member Services on (08) 9365 7455 with any queries.

Members also receive a complimentary copy of Business Pulse, CCI’s monthly business magazine which reports all major policy and lobbying initiatives along with critical business developments and new legislation. Members are able to advertise in Business Pulse at a significant discount off the regular price and are welcome to submit news and editorial for possible publication. Contact Sarah Golden on 9365 7557 or sarah.golden@cciwa.com for more information.

CCI produces a range of practical handbooks and guides on key employee relations and OSH issues, two of which are specifically designed to help small and medium business owners manager their employee relations obligations:

The Recruitment and Termination Guide provides practical advice on how to manage staff effectively and includes tips on drafting effective job advertisements, interviewing techniques, employment contracts, performance appraisals, sexual harassment and discrimination, unfair dismissal, termination and redundancy. The guide includes an annual update service and is available to subscribers via the CCI website and in hard copy for only $85 per annum (price includes 10% GST). CCI members only. Click to subscribe.

The Employment Forms Guide includes standard, ready-to-use employment forms for just about every facet of managing your staff from recruitment through to termination, including employment contracts, HR policies, written warnings, termination letters, payroll processes and more. The guide includes an annual update service and is available to subscribers via the CCI website and in hard copy for only $85 per annum (price includes 10% GST). CCI members only. Click to subscribe.

The Federal Industrial Law Guide is written in simple terms and explains the meaning and application of the new WorkChoices legislation. It includes guidance notes and a regular update service and is available exclusively to CCI members for only $85 per annum (price includes 10% GST). Click to subscribe.

The Minimum Conditions Law Guide contains a complete copy of the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act along with helpful guidance notes. Regularly updated, the Guide explains the Act's application to state employees and converts legal requirements relating to record keeping, employee benefits and minimum rates of pay into simple, easy-to-follow language. It is available exclusively to CCI members for only $85 per annum (price includes 10% GST). Click to subscribe.

Every member is entitled to a free standard entry in the CCI Business Finder – an online directory of local and interstate businesses – www.ccibusinessfinder.com

The standard entry includes the business name, phone number, street, e-mail and web address, industry classification, relevant keywords and company description.

For an additional fee of $10.00 per month (plus 10% GST), members have the option of taking out a premium directory listing which allows inclusion of detailed product and service information, company logos, photos and general information about the business.

Inclusion in the online directory is available exclusively to CCI members.