Optus faces class action over data breach that likely exposed small businesses
Optus is facing one of the largest class action claims in Australian history, with legal firm Slater and Gordon arguing a data breach that exposed the data of almost 10 million customers breached privacy laws, made users vulnerable to fraud attempts, and caused significant emotional distress.
Five fast and inexpensive dispute resolution methods that don’t involve courts
Disputes are a part of doing business and resolving a business dispute can be stressful, expensive, and a drawn-out process.
The ACCC now has an internal taskforce to oversee Australia’s “greener economy”
The competition and consumer watchdog has created an internal sustainability taskforce to help oversee the regulation of Australia's increasingly "greener economy".
Greenwashing the top priority among a dozen key ASIC focuses for 2023
ASIC says greenwashing, along with predatory lending and misleading insurance pricing, will be a “continuing focus” for the agency in 2023.
A High Court battle could decide the future of EVs in Australia
EV drivers Christopher Vanderstock and Kathleen Davies, supported by the Commonwealth, are taking on the Victorian government about an EV road tax for kilometres travelled that they say is "unconstitutional".
ATO to chase 500,000 company leaders who still haven’t signed up for a Director ID
The ATO is contacting company directors to remind them of their Director ID Number obligations, chasing the 500,000 business leaders technically breaching corporate law by going without.
Why more casuals have converted to permanent employment at Woolworths than McDonald’s
Almost two years ago, casual workers were given the right to convert to permanent employment. So, how have Australian employers been managing the process?
Explained: What SMEs need to know about the new paid family and domestic violence leave
From February 1, many Australian workers will be able to access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave.
Labor’s industrial relations reforms have kicked in, with employers listing jobs below minimum wage facing $16,500 fines
Employers offering dodgy pay rates in their job advertisements now face fines of up to $16,500, thanks to the latest industrial relations update included in the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill.
End of Director ID amnesty exposes 500,000 Australian corporate leaders to severe fines
As many as 500,000 company directors are now exposed to criminal penalties of $13,200 after the ATO's amnesty on late Director ID applications passed on Wednesday.
“We always strive to be the most compliant”: Finder CEO defended Earn’s regulatory status days before ASIC lawsuit
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued a division of financial comparison platform Finder, alleging the company offered its recently-shuttered Earn crypto-investment product as an unlicensed financial service.
Businesses placed on alert after ATO raids 35 properties in five states over tax avoidance
The raids are part of a worldwide effort to crack down on businesses using illegal technology that obscures sales in order to reduce their tax bill.
