The Fair Work Ombudsman has created a pilot program to give eligible employers access to free, confidential legal advice to support them to navigate complex workplace issues arising from COVID-19 related occurrences.

Early Childhood Management Services (ECMS) the Victorian based not for profit early childhood education and care (ECEC) provider has confirmed the appointment of Andrew Hume as their new Acting Chief Executive Officer effective 9 June 2020.

Some recent changes have been made to workplace laws to support employees and employers during the coronavirus pandemic, which early childhood education and care (ECEC) decision makers should be aware of.

Early Childhood Management Services (ECMS), the Melbourne based not for profit early childhood education and care provider, has confirmed that CEO Kim Bertino has tendered her resignation with the mutual agreement of the Board of Directors, effective 18 May 2020.

The Front Project, the independent national enterprise that commissioned Australia’s first economic analysis of universal early childhood education in the year before school has, in light of the unprecedented challenges brought to bear by COVID-19, confirmed a shift in focus towards understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the sector, including what Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) system might look like after the outbreak has passed and the conditions and practices needed to ensure a sustainable, high-quality and high-impact early childhood education system prevails.