Man jailed for 30 months over tax fraud following ATO audit
A Sunshine Coast man will spend 30 months in jail after being found guilty of tax fraud involving over $100,000 in false GST claims.
Businesses are paying over $100 per click for Google ads — how do you compare?
New research has revealed which industries are most difficult to market online, finding IT services businesses are paying over $100 per click.
Phoenixing tax dodger lands six years in jail and $1.8 million fine
A man convicted of tax fraud related to illegal phoenixing activity will spend six years in jail and pay $1.8 million in reparations.
Big-business fines up to $10 million under Labor plan to give unfair contract terms teeth
Labor will make unfair contract terms illegal if it wins the next election — its latest move to strengthen its small-business platform.
Accounting to retail: The skills employers want in 2019
From accounting to retail, these are the skills in high demand across Australia in the first half of 2019, according to recruitment firm Hays.
Duelling pistols to cowboy hats: The wildest unfair dismissal cases of 2018
It's been an extraordinary year for unfair dismissal cases as employers try to navigate the minefield of complexity that is Australian employment law.
Qantas under fire for volunteer-to-work scheme — but is it even legal?
Qantas has copped criticism for a program that "requires" volunteers to assist with jobs that paid employees ordinarily do over the busy Christmas period.
Superannuation crackdown for small businesses under new laws for dodgy operators
A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.
It’s time for paid domestic violence leave, writes Anthony Albanese
The provision of paid domestic violence leave will make it easier for women to escape abusive situations, writes Anthony Albanese.
“Peering into the darkness”: Legal battles are costing Aussie businesses thousands
Australian small businesses are losing thousands to legal battles, according to a new report looking at access to justice for SMEs released by ASBFEO.
Businessman fined for sacking employee who contacted Fair Work: The dangers of adverse action
Businesses are being warned about the dangers of adverse action after a director was fined for sacking a worker that approached fair work with a complaint.
ACCC blitz: Visy, Cleanway and Suez change SME contracts over potentially unfair terms
An ACCC blitz has prompted Visy, Cleanaway and Suez to change their contract terms, over concern several clauses may have been unfair.
