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 […]
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
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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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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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
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
AHA National CEO Stephen Ferguson says ‘bring it on’ to the trade union challenging the Fair Work Commission’s review of penalty rates and the hospitality award. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced its findings in February after more than a year’s consideration. In view of Australia’s increasing reliance on tourism and competition in hospitality, in
A social media “melt-down” by an Ontario publican puts perspective to employment priority differences between Australia and close cultural neighbours. Last week, Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne, announced major changes to pay regulations for the lowest-paid workers in the country that even she crouched as the “largest increase” in the Canadian territory’s history. The change
Contributor – Luke Butler Working in hospitality recruitment, I’ve come to know a diverse range of professionals across many sectors, from on-premise and accommodation to QSR, Club, and contract catering. One of the first questions I ask candidates is: What are you looking for in your next role? The surprising thing is the consistency
A prominent Sydney tabloid has attacked the Laundy group, particularly elected MP Craig Laundy, over a supposed conflict between long-defunct employee agreements and cuts to penalty rates. The Daily Telegraph claims Craig Laundy, elected to the western Sydney seat of Reid in 2013, had workplace agreements at two of the family’s hotels “thrown out because
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