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SME employers “tangled” in complex pay obligations
Last financial year, the ATO recovered over $100 million in underpayments from SMEs. Why might SME employers struggle to...
SME employee hours fall as wages rise
SMEs are cutting back employee hours as wages rise. The behaviour is an indicator of “labour hoarding”, according to Emp...
Payday super will hurt SMEs, says COSBOA
COSBOA is concerned about proposed superannuation changes, including the closure of a crucial free resource.
Two Victorian small businesses face penalties for failing to back-pay workers
Two small businesses have been penalised to the tune of thousands of dollars by the Fair Work Ombudsman, for failing to ...
New report shows SME performance improvement in 2024 June quarter
The latest Xero Small Business Insights report shows SME performance improvements in the 2024 June quarter, thanks to jo...
COSBOA launches innovative tools to help small businesses navigate complex IR changes
Only 28.7 per cent of small-business owners understand their obligations under the criminalising intentional wage underp...
More than $220,000 recovered for Sunshine Coast food outlet workers
The most common breaches committed by the erring businesses were underpayments and failure to pay penalty rates
More than $760,000 in wages recovered for Perth workers
The regulator issued 13 Infringement Notices for payslip and record-keeping breaches, with fines totalling $38,380.
Wage discrepancies hit hospitality workers hard
Analysts fear that the retail and hospitality sector is particularly vulnerable in the current economic climate.
ASBFEO urges small businesses to note changes taking effect this new financial year
New minimum wage laws, super and tax regulations, procurement laws, effectivity of single-touch payroll are some of the ...