On 3 November 2021 the Fair Work Commission succumbed to pressure from Union Parties to vary the piecework provisions in the Horticulture Award 2020 . The court decision granted provisional approval to amend the award so that piece workers must be paid no less than the minimum hourly rates of pay in the Horticulture Award or the Fair …
Tune in to the Australian Grape & Wine Podcast to hear from Workplace Law expert, Will Snow, Partner at Finlaysons Lawyers as he helps us navigate the various State Government Vaccination Mandate positions for grape and wine businesses around Australia. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify While the Australian Government’s policy is that receiving …
The Codex Committees develop international guidance and standards for food and wine. These are used as a reference for many countries when considering the development of new or alteration of existing standards. Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) Wine is the only major traded food commodity that is not listed in the General Standard for …
Following our previous updates in July and August 2021, Australian Grape & Wine has decided to proceed with the high court appeal to the decision provided by Singapore Intellectual Property Office on the Prosecco Consortiums application for the Protection of the Controlled Designation of Origin Prosecco to protect as a GI. Written submission from the …
WTO Dispute on Wine On 26 October 2021, Australia progressed to its second call to establish a panel under the WTO dispute. This request was accepted and the process of establishing a panel to consider the dispute will now commence. New requirements for Registration of Overseas Producers of Imported Foods. In April 2021, China’s General …
On 28 October 2021, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced plans to overhaul the excise tax system for alcohol. While details are still unclear, it is understood that the proposed changes would benefit lower alcohol product (including sparkling wine) and significantly impact higher alcohol ones. It could mean that a bottle of 9.5% wine would …
New Virus Detection in South Australia Vinehealth Australia and Australian Grape & Wine advise industry of the detection of five grapevine viruses not previously known to be present in Australia. They were identified using the powerful analysis technique of High Throughput Sequencing (HTS)1. These viruses have previously been reported overseas but studied in a limited …
European wine launches digital labelling initiativeAt the end of September 2021, the European Wine and Spirit Industries launched its new joint initiative to provide consumers with information about wine and spirit products via an e-label. The new “U-label” tool provides a platform for companies to provide information about the products linked to QR code technology …
Engagement with the wine sector. Due to criteria which relates to business requirements for those above $5millon turnover, a large portion of Australia’s large and medium wine businesses are members of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO). However, many small and micro wine businesses are not, as these requirements are unrealistic for small businesses who’s …
Australian Grape & Wine, Australia’s national association of grape and wine producers, has expressed its disappointment after learning its opposition to Italy’s effort to register Prosecco as a geographic indication (GI) has been dismissed, but says the battle is not over. Read more here…