Payroll & Employment

JOBS SUMMIT WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Posted on September 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Details are emerging of the results of the government’s Jobs and Skills Summit, addressing the employment challenges holding back the country and crippling hospitality. The two-day Summit last week came after more than 100 recent roundtables around the country, across

GOVT HOLDS JOBS AND SKILLS SUMMIT

Posted on September 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Albanese Government has this week undertaken a landmark Jobs and Skills Summit, attended by more than 140 representatives, with staffing in hospitality key on the agenda.  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers led the two-day event, inviting

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AMID A STAFF CRISIS

Posted on June 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Fair Work Commission announced an increase to the minimum wage from 1 July, with some reprieve for hospitality, but ALH is one group implementing early amid staffing stresses. Last week the FWC outlined the upcoming rise in the minimum

LEWIS LAND GROUP CELEBRATE STAFF AT AWARDS NIGHT

Posted on May 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Amid the ongoing struggle for workers, Lewis Land Group last week celebrated the staff of their three big venues, at the organisation’s very first awards ceremony. Staff members from The Fiddler and the Camden Valley Inn joined 41 of their

MANTLE GROUP FALLS FOUL OF FAIR WORK

Posted on May 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Godfrey Mantle’s pub empire has been ordered to repay former staff and stripped of a 23-year-old workplace agreement by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The FWO has been carrying on an investigation into the six Queensland outlets of the Pig ’N’

THE FIDDLER STAFF CAR GIVEAWAY FINDS A WINNER

Posted on March 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Highlighting an industry need to combat staffing shortages, multi-state operators Lewis Land Group have given away a brand-new Volkswagen T-Cross to a lucky staff member. The competition was open to all new and existing staff at The Fiddler, offering a

LEWIS GIVING AWAY NEW CARS TO ATTRACT STAFF

Posted on November 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Lewis Land Group is pushing the limits of the staff crisis bandwagon, giving away two brand new cars to hard-working staff at its supersize venues The Fiddler and Camden Valley Inn. On offer is a new Volkswagon T Cross with

HOTEL STAFF SHORTAGE MEETS LOW UNEMPLOYMENT

Posted on September 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Faced with a pending summer of pent-up demand and falling unemployment figures, pubs around the country are working to find workers in the great hospitality staff crisis. Anticipating extraordinary demand over the warmer months, Australian Venue Co has launched an

STAFF SHORTAGE PROMPTING CASH FOR CHEFS

Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Lewis Group has announced it is offering a signing bonus of $2,500 for chefs as the industry feels the pinch of the labour shortage crisis. A Federal Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Migration was told this week of staff shortages