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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...
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...
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The reliance of 48 per cent of small businesses on outdated and non-automated systems is contributing significantly to t...
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...
COSBOA laments ‘rushed’ Closing Loopholes Bill
Achterstraat warned that small businesses are pessimistic that the government cares about a push for 'additional complex...
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...
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 ...
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...