QTA signs Service Agreement with AFCA

The Australian Forestry Contractors Association (AFCA) members will now have access to specialised Employment Relations services through a new service agreement signed this month. With a footprint of members across Australia, along with the respected reputation of the QTA to advocate for member interests in industrial relations, the QTA is well positioned to offer these services to AFCA members.

L-R Jim Challis (QTA Employment Relations Manager, Carlie Porteous (General Manager, AFCA), Adan Taylor (President, AFCA - GMT Logging), Lisa Fraser (QTA Membership Manager), Gary Mahon (QTA CEO)

This new partnership strengthens the Association's reputation for providing reliable and responsive employment and industrial services to a variety of sectors across the transport industry. Through the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation (ARTIO), the QTA has the capacity to respond to wide ranging enquiries from wage award queries, staff performance to the complex management of unfair dismissal mediation sessions and preparation of Enterprise Bargaining Agreements. The QTA also has several other service agreements with other sectors in the transport industry.

Carlie Porteous, General Manager of AFCA, said, "The AFCA Board has recently approved a significant partnership between AFCA and the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA). This collaboration will bring forth a range of valuable services and resources, aimed at benefiting our members particularly in the areas of Human Resources (HR) and Industrial Relations (IR)."

CEO Gary Mahon said, "We are pleased to be able to offer services to AFCA's members, many of whom have sizable fleets that service the plantation, timber and forestry sector. We are well placed to support businesses around Australia with our tailored services and personalised engagement model."

The extension of services to the forestry contractors sector provides a level of security that gives them confidence to have expertise to call upon when needed to ensure they can manage their workforces in compliant manner, as well as having professional support to manage complex employment and industrial relations issues. 

All media enquiries to Gary Mahon, 0418 736 802, gary@qta.com.au

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