Media Release
1 April, 2020
COVID-19 not an excuse to delay paying small business: Ombudsman
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says she’s disappointed by reports of big businesses using...
Media Release
30 March, 2020
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed the $130 billion JobKeeper package announced by the federal government today.
The flat payment of $1,500 per fortnight...
Media Release
20 February, 2020
The Fair Work Commission’s new annualised salary provisions – which will come into effect on 1 March – will require employers under 22 modern awards to be much more...
Media Release
February 10, 2020
Xero launches enhanced Square integration in Australia
Xero, the global small business platform, today announced it has enhanced its integration with Square, the mobile-payments solution, to allow small-business invoices...
A review has found that 5,700 salaried store team members under Woolworths Group were not being paid in full.
Woolworths has admitted to underpaying its workers up to $300 million.
The review began earlier...
Retail management software company Vend has teamed up with retail payments platform Afterpay to announce a joint solution for independent retailers that will enable small to medium-sized enterprises to offer the alternative...
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has released an updated National Payment Transparency Register, which promotes businesses that pay their small business suppliers in fewer than 30 days.
“Late payments...
Many of us will be familiar with the introduction of tap and go for retail transactions.
The convenience of this form of payment has contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of...
