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FWC DELAYS MINIMUM WAGE RISE FOR HOSPO

Posted on June 19th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Fair Work Commission today handed down its decisions regarding wage increases, opting to defer the annual boost for hospitality staff until February 2021. The FWC has faced interests more greatly polarised than normal, as entities representing workers and businesses

GOVT ANNOUNCES WORKING GROUPS FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERHAUL

Posted on June 12th, 2020 by 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

SHOULD JOBKEEPER BE EXTENDED FOR HOSPITALITY?

Posted on June 10th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
After mixed results with its introduction, many hotels are hoping the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program will be continued as the realities of resumed restricted trading set in. Pubs across Australia are continuing to reawaken to increasing numbers of patrons, albeit

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BLOWOUT AS JOBKEEPER CONFUSION REIGNS

Posted on May 25th, 2020 by 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

TRIUMPHANT RETURN BEGINS

Posted on May 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Fifty-three days after the hammer fell and all pubs across the country quietly closed their doors in response to a global pandemic, the lights are flickering back on as multiple states begin allowing thirsty patrons to return. Since last Friday’s

STATES ROLL OUT RESTRICTION EASING POLICIES

Posted on May 13th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of Federal policy on Friday more states have announced their plan of adoption, while hospitality continues its plight of asphyxiation. Western Australia’s McGowan Government has now announced that from 18 May pubs, restaurants and cafes

PUB ROADMAP TO REOPEN

Posted on May 11th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement Friday, Australia now has a road map for the unwinding of the pandemic shutdown restrictions, although there are mixed reactions and questionable outcomes for pubs. The national proposal sees businesses, hospitality and broader society reopen

INDUSTRY CALLS FOR CLARITY ON REOPENING TIMELINE

Posted on April 29th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s continued fall in new COVID-19 infections is sparking calls by industry for more clarity from the government as to when pubs might begin to reopen. Reaching the end of April and just over a month since the nationwide forced

HOSPITALITY CRISIS: STAGE 2 RESTRICTIONS AND CORPORATE CHAOS

Posted on March 25th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Stage Two of the Federal Government’s restriction measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 come into effect midnight (tonight) 25 March, as licensed venues scramble to find their place. The Stage Two measures see restrictions and closures of virtually all

HOSPITALITY CRISIS UPDATE: DOWN BUT NOT OUT

Posted on March 23rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
In a further bid to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government yesterday announced all pubs to shut down from noon, Monday 23 March, necessitating dramatic decisions and minimal options for the industry. The decree mandated that all restaurants