AHA National Archives

NATIONAL EXCELLENCE REVEALED FOR 2023

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Australia’s hospitality finest gathered in Adelaide tonight to celebrate and learn who is the best of the best for 2023, at the AHA National Awards for Excellence. More than 650 VIPs and industry guests joined the Association at the famous

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BILL AMENDMENTS PRAISED AS ‘GREATER CERTAINTY’

Posted on October 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Amendments to the Federal Government’s ‘Closing the Loopholes’ industrial relations bill have been welcomed by industry as providing greater certainty for legions of casual workers and their employers. The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) voiced concerns with the original Bill, posing

BEST-OF-THE-BEST CROWNED AT NATIONAL AWARDS

Posted on November 30th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The crème of the country’s hotels were crowned this week at the prestigious Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence. A record 730 VIPs and industry guests gathered for the extravaganza, held for the first time at Sydney’s Campbell’s Cove,

INDUSTRY REACTS TO REVISED MUSIC LICENSING SCHEME

Posted on September 11th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

The revised OneMusic scheme for music licensing has begun a 12-month roll-out, introducing a simpler system and early adopters reporting benefits. Copyright law dictates that public performance of any music must be licensed, so that its creators are paid for

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019

Posted on September 9th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

The National AHA Awards for Excellence took place this afternoon in a gala event at The Star on the Gold Coast, ushering the unrivalled for 2019 in everything hospitality. Nearly 500 VIP and industry guests from across Australia gathered for

BIG DAY AT NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2018

Posted on September 17th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Around 500 industry VIPs and guests gathered this afternoon in the Gold Coast to witness the crowning of the winners of the Australian Hotels Association’s 2018 Awards for Excellence. Austere winners of state titles congregated with invitees and a strong

FAIR WORK COMMISSION DELIVERS ANOTHER WAGE RISE

Posted on June 1st, 2018 by 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

FEDERAL COURT LOCKS IN CHANGES TO PENALTY RATES

Posted on October 13th, 2017 by 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

AHA NATIONAL AWARDS GO OFF WITH A BANG

Posted on September 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Australia’s hospitality elite gathered Monday night to celebrate the best of the best at the 2017 AHA National Awards for Excellence. The event took place for the second year at the magnificent RACV Royal Pines Resort, facilitating an outdoor aspect

UNITED VOICE TO FIGHT INDUSTRY ON PENALTY RATES

Posted on June 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

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