Professional Services
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03 April 2018
WHAT THE FRANCHISE INQUIRY MEANS
Question of power imbalance
JACQUI BARRETT
IN response to highly publicised failings of franchisors, the Senate has resolved to commence a Parliamentary inquiry into the Australian franchising sector.
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08 March 2018
THE POWER OF LOCAL SEARCH
Levelling the playing field with SEO
ANNIKA SCOTT
IN the early years of this decade, small businesses were struggling to compete against large businesses with big budgets, in the online world.
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02 March 2018
INCENTIVES AND GRANTS POOL
WHAT'S AVAILABLE for businesses?
FOR small business owners, understanding the incentives, concessions, grants and assistance programs best suited to their business can mean the difference between survival or business failure.
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11 January 2018
CREATIVE BANKING SOLUTION
Ombudsman backs taxpayer bank
A TAXPAYER-backed bank has been mooted as a “creative” solution for cash strapped small business locked out of traditional lending models.
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22 November 2017
BLITZ ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
Dodgy businesses under scrutiny
MINISTER for Better Regulation Matt Kean has launched a year-long blitz to crack down on dodgy construction businesses which put their workers at risk.
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10 November 2017
OUT OF WORK CONDUCT RULING
Dismissal for hangover valid but harsh
KARL ROZENBERGS and ROSIE MEYEROWITZ
A RECENT case before the Fair Work Commission has found that the dismissal of an employee who let her employer know that she would not attend work the next day because she would be hung-over was valid, but harsh.
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20 October 2017
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
Redundancy deemed adverse action
KERRYN TREDWELL and AMANDA SYME
MANAGING redundancies is never easy, but if an employee is pregnant or on parental leave when the redundancy arises, it can become a legal minefield.
