Member Benefits and Services

Membership with Restaurant & Catering Victoria provides restaurateurs, caterers, reception and function venue operators with more than just advocacy and representation. As a member you can access to a range of tangible benefits that significantly reduce operating costs, simplify administrative processes and improve buying power.

As a member you will have access to all of the following services:

Workplace Relations Advice and Solutions

• Free advice and assistance regarding Industrial Relations rules and regulations
• HR Solutions to help you recruit, maintain and retain the best people for your business
• Regulard updates regarding legislative changes that directly affect your business
• Easy to use Award Wage Rate Tables
• Access to simple to use individual and enterprise level workplace agreements
• Liquor Licencing and Occupational Health and Safety Updates

Lowering Cost to Your Business

• Member only Merchant Rate of 0.7% to 0.82%* on Visa and Mastercard through your Major Bank EFTPOS providers.
• Reduced member only prices forBooking Diaries, Timesheets and Food Safety Templates
• Members only access to the Hospitality Purchasing Network (additional joing fee applies) includes:
  • Stronger purchasing power through the Collective Buying Power of the Restaurant & Catering Victoria
  • Potential reductions in your electricity and gas costs
  • Bill anaylisis and comparison of your telephone expenditure
  • Members only deals on your Business and Workers Compensation Insurance
  • Access to a growing list of suppliers ready to provide you with members only special offers! 

Celebrate Your Succcess and Stay Connected to Your Industry

• Promote and analyse your business through the Awards for Excellence 
• Network with other operators and suppliers at Member Only events such as the Annual Golf Day
• Complimentary subscriptions to Essence Magazine and E-Essence Updates to keep you up to date on Victorian Legislation, Industry Trends, Product Recalls and Events
• Complimentary subscription to Restaurant and Catering Australia Magazine

Trained Staff for Higher Return

• Doing Business Better Seminars to teach staff and management practical tools to enhance and sustain revenue
• Member Discounts with Hospitality Training Australia for Short Courses, On Site Training & Apprenticeships
• A Free Occupational Health & Safety assessment of your premises
• One on one coaching of your Human Resource Personnel
• Thierry Marx Career Development to give your apprentice chef a life changing experience

Marketing of Your Business

• Professional Listing on on-line restaurant and caterer guides www.restaurant.org.au or www.caterer.org.au
• Inclusion in the Savour Australia Food & Wine Atlas - published annually
• 10% Discount with Melbourne Dining Guide
• Member Only Discounts with the Age Newspaper

State and Federal Goverment Representation

As your association we activley represent the interests of operators to government and media on a broad range of issues including:

• Workplace Relations
• Increasing skilled and semi skilled migration
• Greater access to working holiday visa holders
• Liquor Licensing Reforms
• Funding for industry skills development
• Mandatory industry based work experience for all trainees
• Increased funding for VET
• Removal of Fringe Benefits Tax on business meals
• Abolition of payroll tax

Tax deductible

Your membership is tax deductible and with the benefits of the Association it will cost you more not to be involved.

 

To find out more call Teigen on 9654 5866 or email R&C Vic