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FEDERAL BUDGET: WINS FOR HOSPO AND JOBS

Posted on October 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the Federal Budget Tuesday night, bringing favourable measures for hotels and hospitality and a nod from industry. Frydenberg had promised the policy announcement would be “all about jobs” and employment stimulus dominated the measures outlined.

SPEAK OUT ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN EXPANDS INTO PUBS

Posted on August 21st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government has announced the expansion of its Speak Out campaign against domestic violence through a new association with the Australian Hotels Association. As news emerges of the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and domestic

JOBKEEPER EXTENDED AS NSW TEETERS

Posted on July 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal government will soon unveil the second phase of the JobKeeper wage-subsidy program, as industry cringes at the prospect of renewed restrictions and more evidence emerges in the argument for continued economic support. Over the weekend Finance Minister Mathias

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