Having stampeded across daily life in Australia for the past month, occupying 95 per cent of news, many people and businesses are turning to the question of when the COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed and the economy restarted. Australia seems to be trending a steady downward number of new cases each day, indicating the ratcheted […]
A Melbourne pub has become the first to be fined under Victoria’s social distancing rules, working to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The state has begun strict enforcement measures on social distancing, dubbed Operation Sentinel. Police are issuing on-the-spot fines of $1652 for individuals, and $9913 for businesses. This week police entered China Bar
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AUSTRAC has agreed to extend the deadline for AML and CTF compliance reporting until 30 June. Following lobbying from hospitality compliance entity Leigh Barrett & Associates, the Australian Transaction Reports & Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has recognised many gaming venues are struggling with existential issues and have not been able to or were unlikely to comply
On Monday the Federal Government released the third instalment of its economic disaster relief measures, adding another $130 billion over six months, and bringing much-needed security for employers and employees across the country. The linchpin of the economic weapons is the ‘JobKeeper’ payment, designed for businesses that have experienced a downturn of 30 per cent
The new mandatory quarantine restrictions on people entering Australia is now in effect, and many hotels in the capitals have looked to providing accommodation for the isolating. In the region of 3,000 travellers continue to arrive at Sydney airport each day, quickly loaded onto buses and not allowed to greet anyone, before being transported to
The world is in the grip of a pandemic caused by a microscopic virus. Knowing the facts might make the difference in spread or even survival. Covid-19 (coronavirus) Facts It IS NOT a living organism, so cannot be ‘killed’. This renders antibiotics pointless It IS in fact a molecule of protein, covered in a protective
As the coronavirus pandemic plays out, some are questioning whether attempts to ‘flatten the curve’ come at a cost that is ultimately higher than the proclaimed crisis deserves … is the cure potentially worse than the disease? Across the country mandatory containment measures to slow the spread of Covid-19 are setting in, first forcing closure
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As the Australian hospitality industry and population come to terms with widespread closure, venues and companies are moving into takeaway and delivery food and drinks to service patrons stuck at home. The options of takeaway and-or delivery are nothing new, but have often been seen as less necessary or unprofitable against regular services. The national
Momento Hospitality has leapt to the aid of Sydney’s Hills community with operation of the Essentials Express service from its Bella Vista Hotel. Essentials Express offers essential items, many of which have recently been missing from supermarket shelves. The most popular items so far have been (unsurprisingly) toilet paper, meat packs, and pasta. The operation
Forced closures have meant many pub employers are having to provide communication for affected staff. To assist with this unfortunate process, Leigh Barrett & Associates has provided basic templates to cover the following scenarios: Termination (download HERE) Reduce Hours (download HERE) Force use of leave entitlement (download HERE) NOTE: LBA recommends encouraging all staff seeking
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