COSBOA, Ombudsman back Rod Sims’ call for ‘unfair practices’ protection for small businesses against big tech
Leading small business advocates have backed a call by ACCC boss Rod Sims to introduce an ‘unfair practices’ provision into the Australian Consumer Law to better protect small businesses.
Small businesses asked to help review Small Business Ombudsman’s work
Small businesses are being encouraged to contribute to an independent review of the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman.
Peter Strong: Why COSBOA ‘strongly supports’ the Respect@Work report recommendations to address sexual harassment
Peter Strong says COSBOA supports the recommendations in the report and will work with the government to ensure that any regulations make sense and there are no unintended consequences.
Peter Strong: Now JobKeeper has ended, we need to help small businesses find staff again
JobKeeper kept many small businesses alive, kept millions of people in jobs and saved the economy, but it's now time for a new conversation.
“A bargaining chip”: Morrison government withdraws underpayment provisions in heavily amended IR bill
The Coalition has ditched underpayment laws in its IR omnibus bill, which would have cracked down on serious cases of wage theft.
Peter Strong urges Senate crossbenchers to support IR reform and not let “politics get in the way”
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia is urging the Senate crossbench to support the government's reforms next week.
“The bill needs to pass”: Small business groups concerned about delays to the IR omnibus bill
Small business groups are concerned about calls from the crossbench to delay the vote on the industrial relations omnibus bill until May.
Small business groups and unions strike deal to give part-timers in retail extra hours without penalty rates
COSBOA and the ACTU are jointly supporting changes to the retail award, which will allow more than 1 million part-time employees to work extra shifts without receiving penalty rates.
“Smokescreen for monopoly”: Small business groups criticise banks’ plan to merge eftpos, BPAY and NPP Australia
The big banks' plan to merge eftpos, BPAY and NPP Australia into a single payment system has come under fire by small business groups.
Support your state by going local first on your next holiday
SmartCompany spoke to two regional businesses about recovery and why it's so crucial to go local first on your next domestic holiday.
Debate over proposed IR reforms heats up, as Labor pledges to oppose any bill that “cuts pay”
The debate over the Coalition’s industrial relations omnibus bill is escalating, with Labor saying it would result in pay cuts for workers.
Five small business groups urge the ACCC to block Woolworths’ acquisition of PFD Food
Small business groups are calling on the competition regulator to block Woolworths' proposed acquisition of family-run PFD Food Services.
