The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has strengthened its salary absorption proposal as part of its application to the Fair Work Commission to vary the General Retail Industry Award (GRIA).
ARA Chief Industry Affairs...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) are calling for a modernisation of the General Retail Industry Award (GRIA) that reflects the needs of today’s...
The federal government has approved three consumer and small business advocates as designated complainants.
Designated complainants will be able to submit complaints to the ACCC about significant or systemic market issues affecting Australian...
New research has found a third of Australian small businesses are experiencing energy hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left one in five with an energy service debt.
The research project...
The 2022 Federal Budget backs small business and offers a range of targeted support to Australian small and family businesses that have been welcomed by the industry.
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia...
MEDIA RELEASE 29.07.2021
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson today joined a group of 12 leading small business organisations calling on the banks to make “least cost routing” available...
Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Sandra Parker has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead.
The key focus will be supporting workplaces as they manage the ongoing impacts of Covid-19.
Cleaning sector a...
By Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (ACAPMA) CEO Mark McKenzie.
In late 2017, ACAPMA began to receive inquiries from members about the rising cost of merchant fees (i.e. the charges levied...
