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Having a staff Christmas party? The ATO has put you on notice

If you throw a Christmas function for your staff off-site the cost of providing the party would normally be treated as a...
late payments, payment times

Unpaid invoices expected to cost Aussie SMEs $22 billion this year

Financial strain is affecting 46 per cent of SMEs due to unpaid invoices ahead of the festive season, with 32 per cent h...
conduct, franchisees, cybersquatting, trader, operator, entrepreneur, penalised, deliberate

Bondi restaurant operators penalised a second time for workplace violations

The court found that the false documents and information contraventions committed by the operators were "extensive and, ...

More than $500 million back-paid to workers for second year in a row

Fair Work Inspectors issued 626 Infringement Notices for record-keeping or pay slips breaches, with total fines of $739,...
rural, farmers

Fair work compliance urged in agriculture sector

The FWO will continue to prioritise the agriculture sector in 2023-24 as the sector is heavily dependent on workers that...
operator, FWO 7-Eleven, claim, notice

Company penalised for ‘obnoxious’ conduct against migrant workers

The FWO found that that three of the 30 underpayment contraventions met the definition of 'serious contraventions' becau...
late payments, payment times

Businesses reminded to pay their tax debts to avoid disclosure to credit agencies

Disclosures on tax debts can adversely impact a business's ability to receive financing in the future.
burger chain, restaurant, eateries

Adelaide eateries in FWO’s sights

Businesses selected for investigation were based on indicators of possible non-compliance, such as tip-offs to the FWO o...

FWO check Sunshine Coast farms and eateries for underpayment violations

The inspections are being conducted after the FWO received reports of potential payroll non-compliance by several Sunshi...

Have a look under the cover

It’s important for small-business owners to know that many businesses only partially recover from cyber incidents, perma...