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COSBOA’s IR blueprint calls for SME redefinition, removing union delegate rights

COSBOA wants to expand the definition of a small business to include companies with up to 50 employees, among other auda...

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...
payroll, STP

How SMEs can navigate employee holiday reforms and other IR reforms

For SMEs, where business owners are often in charge of managing HR and payroll, staying up to date with regulatory chang...
payment, payments, pay rules, payroll managers

Two-fifths of SMEs admit to payroll errors

The reliance of 48 per cent of small businesses on outdated and non-automated systems is contributing significantly to t...
Canberra Parliament

COSBOA welcomes dissenting reports in IR bill on behalf of small businesses

Concerns raised in dissenting reports pertain to casuals, contractors and union right of entry, which COSBOA stated must...
Canberra Parliament

COSBOA laments ‘rushed’ Closing Loopholes Bill

Achterstraat warned that small businesses are pessimistic that the government cares about a push for 'additional complex...
parliamentary, parliament

COSBOA frustrated with government push for IR changes affecting small businesses

"Our industrial relations system is much more than a political plaything – it affects the daily lives of our small-busin...
retailers, retail sector

ARA backs plan to split controversial labour laws bill

Senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie will bring forward in private members’ bills the retailers-supported components ...
builders, construction industry

Construction industry concerned over effect of government’s IR reforms on tradies

Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said that the policy goes beyond the government's purported original scope of ...

2022: the year of change in industrial relations and workplace relations

Smart organisations understand they can embrace positive engagement in an ongoing fashion that reduces the risk of messy...