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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The hospitality Award system is outdated and penalises workers and employers and urgently needs an overhaul, according to leading pub groups and industry consultants.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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REDCAPE GRANTING STAFF SHARES IN LISTING

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

Ahead of its pending listing on the Australian stock exchange, Redcape is issuing shares to employees. High-profile pub operator Redcape Hotel Group (RHG) successfully completed its pre-IPO book-build earlier this month, which saw new and existing investors sign on for well in excess of the minimum $40 million sought. RHG’s portfolio comprises 32 hotels in

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FAIR WORK COMMISSION DELIVERS ANOTHER WAGE RISE

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

The Fair Work Commission has delivered its mandated annual review of national minimum and award wages, which govern pay for nearly 23 per cent of all employees. Under the Fair Work Act 2009, the FWC is required to appoint an expert panel to conduct a review each financial year. The report released today on 2017-18

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CASUAL AWARDED 15 YEARS’ ANNUAL LEAVE IN COURT DECISION

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

A recent Federal Circuit Court decision awarding a casual employee 15 years’ annual leave plus severance serves as a warning to employers engaging casual and part-time workers. A dismissed worker took action against a small construction company after being let go in 2015 from his job as a crushing plant operator. The company understood it

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MERIVALE TO THROW MILLION-DOLLAR POST-XMAS STAFF PARTY

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

After a record year of acquisitions, bar king Justin Hemmes is throwing a record-breaking bash for around 3,000 employees, and closing the Merivale empire for a day to do it. Hemmes had a big 2017, the second half ushering around $100 million of new sites to the portfolio, with the Collaroy in August, Vic on

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FEDERAL COURT LOCKS IN CHANGES TO PENALTY RATES

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

UPDATE: The Federal Court has upheld the decision of the Fair Work Commission in regard to the recent changes to penalty rates, and rejected union appeals. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) announcement in February determined changes to be introduced over three years, bringing modest reductions in loading rates for full-time, part-time and casual employees, on

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FWC GIVE GREEN LIGHT TO MORE FLEXIBLE PART-TIME

Payroll & Employment / Clyde Mooney

The Fair Work Commission has today ruled in favour of greater flexibility for part-time employment that could see more people in hospitality engaged part-time rather than casual. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) released the Decision Summaries as part of its 4-yearly review of modern awards. The Summary made specific mention of the hospitality sector, citing

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LOG CABIN GETS TOUGH ON SECURITY

MOMENTO LIGHTS UP ORAN PARK

WINNING OVER THE NEW AUSSIE CUSTOMER

NEW MARKETING TOOLS STREAMLINE OPERATIONS

REDCAPE FLYING IN SOUTH-EAST QLD

COMISKEY SWALLOWS EUMUNDI

LOG CABIN GETS TOUGH ON SECURITY

MOMENTO LIGHTS UP ORAN PARK

WINNING OVER THE NEW AUSSIE CUSTOMER

NEW MARKETING TOOLS STREAMLINE OPERATIONS

REDCAPE FLYING IN SOUTH-EAST QLD

COMISKEY SWALLOWS EUMUNDI

LOG CABIN GETS TOUGH ON SECURITY

MOMENTO LIGHTS UP ORAN PARK

WINNING OVER THE NEW AUSSIE CUSTOMER

NEW MARKETING TOOLS STREAMLINE OPERATIONS

Payroll & Employment

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’

REDCAPE GRANTING STAFF SHARES IN LISTING

FAIR WORK COMMISSION DELIVERS ANOTHER WAGE RISE

CASUAL AWARDED 15 YEARS’ ANNUAL LEAVE IN COURT DECISION

MERIVALE TO THROW MILLION-DOLLAR POST-XMAS STAFF PARTY

FEDERAL COURT LOCKS IN CHANGES TO PENALTY RATES

FWC GIVE GREEN LIGHT TO MORE FLEXIBLE PART-TIME

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