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GOVT ANNOUNCES WORKING GROUPS FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERHAUL

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

The Federal Government has finalised and announced the members of groups tasked with overhauling Australia’s industrial relations system, to find ways to urgently regrow jobs lost as a result of COVID-19. There will be five industrial relations working groups, each comprising 10 full-time members, being five representing employers, and five representing employees. The working groups […]

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH PREDICTS HOSPITALITY CLOSURES AND MAJOR FINANCIAL IMPACT

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

Research company Roy Morgan has released the results of a survey of businesses in response to the Federal Court ruling on the entitlements for so-called ‘regular casual’ workers, with dire predictions for hospitality. The special-edition SMS survey engaged with 881 Australian businesses, extrapolating across the Australian economic landscape, and finding almost 800,000 workers could be

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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BLOWOUT AS JOBKEEPER CONFUSION REIGNS

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

Australia’s COVID-19 safety net JobKeeper is at the centre of a massive increase in the number of workers raising issues with unfair dismissals, as Treasury concedes miscalculations and devils emerge in the detail. The ABC reports the case of medical student and pub worker Emma Scealy, who says she was told she was among staff

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MASSIVE COURT RULING GRANTS “BILLIONS” TO CASUAL WORKERS

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

A major Federal Court ruling Wednesday is being touted as a “huge win” for potentially millions of workers, aiming to close what has been deemed a massive “loophole” in employment of casuals. Casual workers make up around 20 per cent of the Australian workforce, and it is estimated between 1.6 and 2.2 million might benefit

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JOBKEEPER RESCUE BILL PASSED AND CLARIFIED

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

The Federal Government’s new $130 billion wage subsidy scheme passed through parliament today, bringing much-needed clarity for hundreds of thousands of businesses and their employees. The JobKeeper laws are characterised by a $1,500 per fortnight payment to employers, to be paid to employees on the books at 1 March, even if stood down since. Eligible

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MERIVALE IN KANGAROO COURT OVER PAY CLAIM

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

In the wake of a succession of underpayment scandals in hospitality, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale group continues to be targeted in a trial-by-media class action claiming millions will be owed in backpay. News of the proposed class action by a Canberra-based law firm first emerged when it filed documents in the Federal Court on Christmas Eve

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YOUR PAY, NO SAY: WHY THE AWARD SYSTEM IS BROKEN

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

The hospitality Award system is outdated and penalises workers and employers and urgently needs an overhaul, according to leading pub groups and industry consultants. Australia has seen a succession of pay dispute scandals involving hospitality sector businesses, headlined by such recent and sensational collapses as George Calombaris’ fine-dining establishments. While media and pundit criticism has

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MANTLE GROUP LATEST ROCKED BY WORKER PAYMENT SCANDAL

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Mantle Group Hospitality is facing harsh allegations and media scrutiny over “exploitation” of staff courtesy of mis-practise and a 19-year-old zombie workplace agreement. The Courier Mail is championing its own investigation of the Queensland-based hospitality group, asserting the company has artificially kept casual staff on low, introductory rates beyond the allowed three months, and continuing

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LEWIS’ BIG EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND NEW 4.5 STAR HOTEL

Payroll & Employment, Staffing / Clyde Mooney

Lewis Group has released figures from its youth employment program, representing tens of thousands of hours of work for jobseekers, as it expands The Fiddler to count a brand new 4.5-star high rise hotel. Founded in 1957, Lewis Land Group is one of Australia’s oldest private property developers, with a portfolio of residential, retail and

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TIME RIGHT TO REVIEW ‘TAX ON JOBS’

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

The hotel industry is calling on government to review payroll tax, citing the negative affect on job creation in one of the country’s leading sectors for employment. Payroll tax rates around the country are determined by the states. Unsurprisingly, Victoria and New South Wales find themselves at the top of the (lowest) Threshold scale, with

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ROCHE PULLS OUT OF THE STATION

THE CHIPPO GOES ALL VEGAN

ST GEORGE FORMER LICENSEE FINED OVER GAMING BREACHES

MAJOR DATA BREACH ON PUB AND CLUB PATRONS

TOWN TAVERN BLACKTOWN IN RECEIVER SALE

MAN DIES AFTER ASSAULT AT UNANDERRA

Payroll & Employment

GOVT ANNOUNCES WORKING GROUPS FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERHAUL

ROY MORGAN RESEARCH PREDICTS HOSPITALITY CLOSURES AND MAJOR FINANCIAL IMPACT

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BLOWOUT AS JOBKEEPER CONFUSION REIGNS

MASSIVE COURT RULING GRANTS “BILLIONS” TO CASUAL WORKERS

JOBKEEPER RESCUE BILL PASSED AND CLARIFIED

MERIVALE IN KANGAROO COURT OVER PAY CLAIM

YOUR PAY, NO SAY: WHY THE AWARD SYSTEM IS BROKEN

MANTLE GROUP LATEST ROCKED BY WORKER PAYMENT SCANDAL

LEWIS’ BIG EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND NEW 4.5 STAR HOTEL

TIME RIGHT TO REVIEW ‘TAX ON JOBS’

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