Fair Work awards $5000 to employee who was sacked over “unfriendly” messages with no emojis
The case highlights two important points for employers to consider, says Fay Calderone, employment law expert and partner at Hall & Wilcox.
Aldi to open pop-up bar where glasses of wine start at 83 cents
Called The Trophy Room on Elizabeth Street, punters can purchase a ticket for $4.41 to head along on two nights only: July 15 and 16.
Brisbane sushi restaurant fined $355,000 for underpaying staff and falsifying records
Delishesco, which operates Moga Izakaya & Sushi, copped a $305,000 fine while its sole director, majority shareholder and restaurant manager was personally fined $50,000.
Frankly Speaking: The opportunity of a lifetime
Have you ever had an opportunity present itself to you that you just can’t ignore?
A Q&A with SmartCompany’s new columnist: Frankly Speaking’s Chryssie Swarbrick
SmartCompany is collaborating with Melbourne small business owner Chryssie Swarbrick to take readers behind the scenes as she launches her new cafe, Two Franks.
Bridge Road Brewers secures $1.5 million in equity crowdfunding, becoming Victoria’s latest craft brewery investment success story
The Beechworth-based company closed its Birchal campaign at 10pm Thursday after accruing $1.5 million in support from 872 separate investors.
Restaurant industry hails NSW Dine & Discover scheme on its final day, but says focus must now turn to staff shortage crisis
The Dine & Discover voucher scheme, which afforded NSW residents with six $25 vouchers for use at registered hospitality venues and tourism businesses, officially ends today.
A Hobart restaurant’s savvy move to beat the supply chain crisis gripping food
Ian Chan, who owns and operates dining hotspot Oryza Malaysian, is assembling large-scale greenhouses to grow his own fruit, vegetables and herbs.
NSW extends free RSA ‘refresher’ courses to lapsed hospitality workers, as staff shortages linger
Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson says courses to get hospitality workers up-to-speed will be free until February 2023.
Chicken shop offers $130,000 a year position as labour shortages squeeze businesses
The role at the South Hedland store of Western Australian fast-food chain Chicken Treat also included relocation assistance and two return flights home a year on the house.
Tim Hortons, a chain three times bigger than McDonald’s, spied on customers. Here’s what businesses can learn from it
Canada's largest fast-food chain has been caught tracking the movements of 10 million customers and recording when they visit rival coffee shops, raising serious questions about how apps store data.
The future of Aussie restaurants is omnichannel, automated and local
Square worked with YouGov to survey more than 500 restaurateurs and 1000 diners across Australia and develop its first Australian Future of Restaurants report.
