Posts tagged "kate carnell"

Kate Carnell will ask the government to consider reforming small business unfair dismissal after identifying issues that lawyers say require an overhaul.

The Coalition has been returned to government and work is already underway to flesh out the state of play in small-business policy.

Bill Shorten says increasing the minimum wage will benefit small businesses. But does that claim stack up? Well, it's complicated.

The fair work ombudsman says she was "alarmed to discover" the level of ignorance about workplace laws in a targeted audit of first-time SME owners.

Small businesses will be able to access free legal advice to help them with claims against banks if Labor wins the next election.

ATO commissioner Chris Jordan has fired back at an ombudsman report into tax office debt-recovery conduct, saying he doesn't want businesses to be alarmed.

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell wants better oversight over the approval and use of ATO garnishee notices, saying they're killing businesses.

The government has committed $100 million in taxpayer money to a new growth fund which would seek to turbocharge high-growth-potential SMEs.

Some of Australia's largest businesses are failing to pay small businesses on time, despite promising to improve payment terms.

When anti-competitive behaviour creeps in — that forces the hand of hotels and their potential guests — there is reason for the government to step in.

Small businesses are set to be better placed to field applicants from the government's Jobactive service after a set of changes announced today by Jobs Minister Kelly O'Dwyer.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is reviewing its use of enforcement tools in the wake of the banking royal commission as it chases higher penalties.