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Victorian employers commit to taking on apprentices in new contracting sector deal

Employers in the Victorian mechanical contracting sector and the AMWU and AWU have struck an in-principle three-year deal that delivers a 15% pay rise and, in a key development, commits all companies to taking on at least one apprentice in its first 12 months, with the bigger employers to take on more over the full three years.