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Ensuring fair and compliant workplaces

ACAPMA says the issue of wage underpayment has not gone away, with CEO Mark McKenzie last week attending a major forum to discuss the problem in Australian workplaces. Council of Small Business Australia...

Changes to end synthetic lotteries in Australia?

The Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA) is urging the Government to consider the national economic impact of Lottoland. ALNA is calling for a suitable amendment to the Federal Interactive Gambling Act, which...

Competition law reform passes through Lower House

Changes to competition laws will see the introduction of the ‘effects test’ proposed by Professor Ian Harper in his extensive review. Treasurer Scott Morrison says the legislation – together with reforms to the...

United Petroleum worker exploitation revealed by FWO

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has identified instances of non-compliance at United Petroleum retail fuel sites, with more than 40 per cent of audited outlets found to be underpaying employees. The FWO began...

Imperial Tobacco Australasia’s next GM

Paul Matthews will hand over the reins as General Manager Australasia for Imperial Tobacco to Patrick Ganguly from October 1 this year. Mr Ganguly began his career with the company in 1997 as...

Queensland considering new tobacco licensing laws

The Queensland Government is exploring the merits of introducing a licensing scheme for the sale of tobacco products throughout the state following the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry. A copy of the Committee’s...

Unfair contract terms under scrutiny: ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has a number of in-depth investigations underway across a range of industries following the introduction of new business-to-business (B2B) unfair-contract-terms laws in November 2016. Delivering the keynote...

ARA proposes 1.2 per cent minimum wage increase

Australian Retailers Association Executive Director Russell Zimmerman says retailers are continuing to face a difficult operating environment and a 1.2 per cent minimum-wage increase is the best way to preserve employment within...
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