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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has reported that the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code in its current form, is not working in the way it was originally intended. This view is backed by Fair Work Commission unfair dismissal statistics and the National Retail Association (NRA). Ombudsman Kate …

Coles has signed a long-term agreement with global digital and technology services provider Accenture. According to the supermarket chain, this agreement will support the roll out of new technology that will help Coles deliver cumulative cost savings of $1 billion over four years. The agreement follows Coles’ recent announcement of …

Cartology, Woolworths Group’s new retail media business, has unveiled a number of new initiatives that will ensure customers are better connected to the brands they love. “We are excited to officially launch Cartology today to our partners and be in a position to further innovate retail media in Australia to …

The annual Asia Pacific Food Safety Conference (formerly the Australian HACCP Conference) will return for its 26th year on August 20. To be held Sydney for three days, the SAI Global-hosted conference will bring food safety professionals in Australia and local and international speakers together to explore emerging food safety …

LG Electronics revealed its newest business display solutions for the Australian market to partners and customers in Sydney this month. Held July 3-4 at The Australian National Maritime Museum, LG Oz Connect was the first and largest commercial display showcase to be staged by the company in Australia. LG Flexible …

Workplace health and safety is an integral part of a business, implemented to protect employees. However, more than 100,000 serious workplace injuries still occur every year in Australia. Ranging from mental stress, to trips and falls, to collisions with objects. How can SAI Global help? SAI Global is a global …

The Fair Work Information Statement, or FWIS, is prepared and published each year by the regulator, the Fair Work Ombudsman, under Section 124 of the Fair Work Act 20019 (Cth). The Fair Work Information Statement is a document that summaries the rights of employees from outlining the minimum wage to leave …

In what has been dubbed “the biggest tax change since GST was introduced in 2000”, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has introduced mandatory payroll reporting. Taking effect on 1 July, all employers must now report employees’ pay and superannuation details to the ATO through its new one-touch system, Single Touch …

Many of Australia’s 2.1 million small businesses, says a specialist payment consulting firm, are wasting revenue by not investigating the best payment service providers. Nor are they making the most of least-cost routing. According to Payment Consulting Network, small retailers often don’t have time to research or have the money …

Philip Morris Australia has become the first organisation in the country to achieve Equal Salary certification, which recognises organisations that pay men and women equally. Independent analysis from the Switzerland-based Equal Salary Foundation revealed only a 0.9 per cent difference between what female Philip Morris Australia employees are paid compared …