Matthew Elmas

The Fair Work Ombudsman is conducting a raid through popular Melbourne dining strip Degraves Street after receiving an influx of anonymous tip-offs.

Employers will have an avenue to offset claims for back pay from 'regular casuals', but the government has stopped short of trying to change the Fair Work Act to clarify the definition of casual work.

Google says it will kill its failed social media platform four months earlier than originally expected after identifying a second, much larger, data leak.

The vast majority (87%) of fast-food workers have experienced customer abuse, and the problem doesn't seem to be getting much better.

Legislators in the US are considering whether to ban cashless businesses, while closer to home, Aussies are transitioning to a cashless economy.

Qantas has copped criticism for a program that "requires" volunteers to assist with jobs that paid employees ordinarily do over the busy Christmas period.

The government will spend $3.6 million addressing small business mental health under a policy package announced on the weekend.

A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.

Explainer: Single Touch Payroll laws are being extended to businesses with less than 19 workers. Here's what you need to know about the changes.

ATO phone scams robbed taxpayers of $800,000 in November, prompting a tax office warning ahead of Christmas.

Discounting raises some important and dangerous questions for small business retailers, particularly heading into the busy Christmas trading period.

In its first month of operation, AFCA has recorded a 47% increase in complaints, with 460 small businesses spilling the beans on their banking and financial services grievances.