Daiso franchisee with repeat underpayment breaches forced to put ad in the...
A retail franchise found to have underpaid young workers on more than one occasion has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman that will see it place an ad in Melbourne’s...
View ArticleDo I need insurance for my online business?
Many startups and small business owners are unsure about whether they need insurance, and if they do, what sort. It’s a good question which comes up quite often. If you had a bricks-and-mortar shop,...
View ArticleCharterhill owes $11.5 million to creditors
Three Charterhill entities owe creditors a combined $11.5 million, according to the latest presentation of accounts. The Adelaide-based group offered a range of services including SMSF advice, mortgage...
View ArticlePerth go-kart company fined $30,000 after girl’s hair caught in axle
A Perth go-kart company and its director have been fined $30,250 after a young customer had her hair entangled in the cart’s axle. Wanneroo Kart Hire, which is no longer trading, and its previous...
View Article“It’s a financial nightmare”: Pizza Hut franchisees launch class action over...
Tension is escalating between Pizza Hut franchisees and their parent company Yum! Restaurants, with a high-profile franchisee launching a class action against Yum! in the federal court this month. The...
View ArticleCourt orders employer to pay maximum fine after abuse and threats to sacked...
A court has ordered a Penrith-based transport operator to pay a near-maximum penalty after it heard he sacked a driver for taking carer's leave and then “abused and threatened to harm” him. Matthew...
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Goodbye, goodbye: Court slams Chris and Marie’s Plant Farms for stripping...
Chris and Marie’s Plant Farms, famous for owner Chris Lucas’s “Hello, hello” catchphrase and pink tutu and wand, is embroiled in a Supreme Court legal battle over the removal of assets from the...
View ArticleFast Lane: Surely the ACCC has bigger fish to fry than Maggie?
Small businesses around the country are hurting from the growing duopoly of the big two supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths. Accusations of land banking, intimidation of competitors and coercion of...
View ArticleASIC and ATO cracking down on phoenix companies in construction industry
Contractors who engage in phoenix activity in the construction industry are expected to face charges soon as a result of a joint investigation by Australia’s corporate regulator and the Australian Tax...
View ArticleBMWs, family holidays and a swimming pool: former chief executive jailed for...
The former chief executive of Sydney Ferries has been handed a three year jail sentence after racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars on the company’s credits cards. Geoffrey Smith, who was also a...
View ArticleWorker denied further compensation for potato sack race Christmas party injury
A Canberra worker has failed in his bid to receive further compensation from national government insurer Comcare for an injury he sustained while participating in a potato sack race during a work...
View ArticleRed Rooster caught paying staff chicken feed: $650,000 in underpayments
A Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found more than 3000 Red Rooster employees have been underpaid close to $650,000. The Ombudsman’s office today released the results of its proactive compliance...
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Fixing the fixers of petrol prices is no easy task
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest foray into the difficult and politically charged arena of petrol pricing is just the latest in a long running saga that is unlikely to be...
View ArticleConsumer watchdog drags shopping site to court for alleged pyramid scheme
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has initiated proceedings against international shopping community Lyoness, alleging the business operates a pyramid scheme and engages in referral...
View ArticleACCC drags US business to court for representations made in Australia
Australia’s consumer watchdog is flexing its muscles by hauling a US provider of computer games to court over alleged false and misleading representations made to Australian gamers. While Valve...
View ArticleWarning issued on carbon tax repeal scammers
Have you received a call or email out of the blue from someone claiming to be from a government department or business such as an energy provider? Did the caller or sender claim that, because of the...
View ArticleNine groups lodge objections to REA's 'realestate.com.au' trademark bid
Nine groups have lodged objections with IP Australia to REA Group's application to trademark the name 'realestate.com.au'. The time frame to lodge objections has passed. The Real Estate Institute of...
View ArticleDirty dealings for Sydney cleaning company, as assets frozen over $300,000...
The assets of a Sydney-based cleaning company have been frozen by the Federal Court, after the Fair Work Ombudsman alleged the business had underpaid workers more than $300,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman...
View ArticleFederal government pushing ahead with plans for Fair Work Commission appeals...
Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz is pushing ahead with plans to introduce an independent appeals body for the Fair Work Commission, with the move criticised by both the federal opposition and the...
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Queensland real estate agent on alleged drug ring charges
A Queensland real estate agent faced court on Tuesday on drugs-related charges after police busted an alleged Redlands methamphetamines ring. LJ Hooker agent Ryan Patrick McCann, of Cleveland, was one...
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