Posts tagged "franchisors"

Mortgage brokers fear they'll lose more than half their existing revenue stream if royal commission recommendations are made into law.

Australian small businesses and franchisees may soon be able to freely collectively bargain with big business and suppliers, with the ACCC considering collective bargaining class exemptions for the sector overall. 

Mortgage Choice has told the Australian Securities Exchange it will review its remuneration structures for franchisees in the wake of a Fairfax and 7:30 investigation into the company's franchise model

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling for powers to seek million-dollar penalties for poorly behaved franchisors.

Tensions are running high in the world of franchising and Australia needs a new court to deal with them, according to legal and business experts.

Two well-known franchise businesses in Australia are in trouble this week. But do the same problems appear in all Australian franchises?

Franchisees at listed food company Retail Food Group have continued to speak out about the significant debts they now owe as a result of the…

For prospective business owners, investing in a franchise might seem like a safe foray into retail and service industries. It can present a …

A federal politician has called for a parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s franchising sector following reports of “suicides, marriage bre…

Prospective franchisees are being warned about the difficulty of exiting franchise agreements, after a Fairfax investigation into franchise …

By Lorelle Frazer and Maurice Roussety, Griffith University

Some franchisees of hardware chain Mitre 10 are calling for an end to “co…

The federal government is seeking to increase penalties tenfold for deliberate underpayment of workers and make franchisors more responsib…