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FWO recovers record figure for underpaid employees

Fair Work Inspectors have recovered more than $40 million for 18,000 underpaid employees during 2018-19, finds the Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) latest Annual Report. This is claimed to be the highest total recoveries...

Retail and fast food fight against customer abuse

A Retail and Fast Food Industry Statement on witnessed increases in abusive and violent customer behaviour has been released. This comes from the National Retail Association (NRA), along with the Shop, Distributive and...

Indigenous community’s store of the future unveiled

The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) has officially unveiled its ‘Store of the Future’ in Ramingining, East Arnhemland. The corporation has doubled the store’s operational size to 540sqm, which is on a...

Big petrol savings at independent chains

Motorists could save hundreds of dollars a year simply by choosing to fill up at low-priced petrol retailers, a new ACCC petrol report has found. And the lower-priced retailers are independent petrol retailers in comparison...

UCB celebrates in style at annual conference

United Convenience Buyers (UCB) held its national conference at the Royal Pine Resort on the Gold Coast this week. Following a day of networking activities, the conference officially kicked off Tuesday afternoon with...

Hungry Jack’s trials barista coffee in Canberra

Hungry Jack’s has launched a trial of barista coffee at several of its ACT restaurants. Kicking off today, the initial pilot of Jack’s Barista Coffee will be at five restaurants in Canberra....

New $20 banknotes out now

The next generation of $20 banknotes have entered general circulation this week. The $20 is the fourth denomination in the new series of banknotes that have been released as part of an upgrade...

Ombudsman addresses mental health

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged small business owners to take a moment to consider their wellbeing ahead of World Mental Health Day 2019 on Thursday, 10 October. “This...
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