Nearly 5,000 small businesses reported various issues to the ACCC last year, with the most common areas of concern being alleged misleading conduct, consumer guarantees and wrongly accepting payments.
The ACCC took seven...
Brumby’s Bakery joint founder Michael Sherlock has called for urgent reforms to the board of the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) following “a series of disasters for the nation’s franchising sector”.
Mr Sherlock,...
Following a two-year review of the operating model for its convenience-retail business, Caltex Australia aims to move to company operation of all its retail-franchise sites by mid-2020.
The convenience-retail operating-model review began after...
A Brisbane-based 7-Eleven franchisee is alleged to have dismissed a worker by removing him from the roster after he refused his employer’s request to repay an amount he had been paid.
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Healthy fast-food retailer Soul Origin has been recognised as the fifth best overall franchise in the country at this year’s Topfranchise Awards.
In just six years, Soul Origin has gone from a concept...
In March this year, the Australian Government introduced draft legislation into the Australian Parliament that intended to address recent widespread wage underpayment issues observed in several industries – including the fuel retail...
The International Franchise Association (IFA) has warned lawmakers in Australia that the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 will cripple the Australian franchise industry and lead to fewer jobs and...
Disgruntled Caltex franchisees descended on Martin Place in Sydney on Wednesday to protest at their alleged treatment by the petrol giant.
A spokesman for the protestors says the issue has been “simmering for...
