The new financial year always brings around fresh legislation from past federal budgets. This can mean new goal posts for businesses –both…
The new financial year always brings around fresh legislation from past federal budgets. This can mean new goal posts for businesses –both…
By Emma Koehn and Dominic Powell.
A “low-tech” phishing email targeting Westpac bank customers hit inboxes yesterday, falsely informing r…
The small business community has certainty at last over the transitional arrangements for the new Sunday penalty rates that will apply to a …
By Dominic Powell and Emma Koehn.
An investing group backed by Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has been invited to submit a joint bid of €800…
By Dominic Powell and Emma Koehn
Safework South Australia has fined an Adelaide KFC outlet more than $100,000 following a 2015 incident w…
‘How much am I expected to pay employees?’
The Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates ac…
Easter is often a time of confusion for SME owners, with each state having its own set of rules about public holidays and restricted trading…
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government has announced legislation to ban secret payments between employers and unions…
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has accused Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of “throwing a wobbly” about the Fair Work Commission’s …
Key members of the small business community are calling for a Senate inquiry into penalty rates and how employee unions negotiate enterprise…
By any international measure, Australia is a great place to be an employee.
According to information from the OECD, Australia’s minimum…
The federal government is expected to recommend changes to Sunday and public holiday penalty rates be phased in over a number of years, desp…