Posts tagged "sub-contractors"

Hiring contractors can seem like a great solution for small-to-medium businesses. However, there’s a problem with this approach.

The CMFEU is urging the Berejiklian government to introduce statutory trusts to protect sub-contractors from extended payment times.

Subcontractors are pushing for the federal government to urgently bolster pay protections for sole traders amid an expected increase in insolvencies.

We all know how important the first few hires are for a startup. But, what if those high-pressure hires didn’t have to be hires at all?

A spike in bad debt activity in the construction sector highlights an ongoing need for tougher laws to protect sub-contractors from being ripped off.

It doesn’t matter how cool a company’s offer is, because talented and technical contractors don't want to sign away years of their lives.

Labor wants sub-contractors to have access to a payment guarantee fund if they're left out of pocket by illegal phoenixing activity on government projects.

In the final run up to the election, it’s your chance to ask the hard questions of your local politicians to back the policies that suppo…

A labour-hire contractor has agreed to pay more than $20,000 back-pay to 10 overseas workers, but the Fair Work Ombudsman has been told the …