Airbnb rolls out $US1 million liability insurance for accommodation hosts
Airbnb has rolled out an additional liability insurance program that will provide up to $US1 million ($1.16 million) worth of protection to Airbnb hosts for their listings in the US. The company,...
View ArticleProductivity Commission to probe entry and exit barriers for small business
The federal government has launched an inquiry into the barriers to setting up and closing businesses in Australia. The inquiry will be undertaken by the Productivity Commission with the aim of...
View ArticleACCC launches court action against EnergyAustralia and Bright Choice...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched proceedings against EnergyAustralia and its telemarketing company Bright Choice Australia for allegedly making false and misleading...
View ArticleBonsoy to settle $25 million class action over “dangerous” soy milk
Hundreds of soy milk drinkers are expected to share in $25 million in compensation, in what is believed to be the biggest settlement in Australian food safety class action history. Law firm Maurice...
View ArticleFormer TZ chief executive to stand trial over $8.7 million fraud: How to...
Sydney businessman Andrew Sigalla was yesterday ordered to stand trial on allegations he breached his duties as a director in an $8.7 million fraud. The former chairman, director and chief executive of...
View Article“Flagrant disregard”: Victorian petrol station fined $123,000 for ignoring...
A former petrol station operator has been handed a $123,000 fine by the Federal Court for underpaying two employees almost $50,000 and ignoring attempts by the employment watchdog to settle the matter...
View ArticlePregnant hairdressing apprentice awarded $5000 after her boss “changed her...
A former hairdressing apprentice has been awarded $5000 in damages after the Equal Opportunity Tribunal of South Australia found her boss “changed her attitude” towards the apprentice when she became...
View ArticleSalon chain director pleads guilty to two charges after $2.6 million goes...
The director of New South Wales beauty chain Ella Rouge Beauty, Ali Hammoud, has pleaded guilty to two charges in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, following allegations he misappropriated more...
View ArticleLiquidator in court over claims he defrauded business of $90,000
A former liquidator appeared before the Downing Centre Local Court in NSW yesterday accused of obtaining $90,000 by deception. In 2009, Mark Levi, who is a managing director of Titan Advisory, was a...
View ArticleABS worker claims he was told to “go back where I came from” but Fair Work...
A senior employee of the Australian Bureau of Statistics has failed in his bid for an order to stop his managers from allegedly bullying him, with the Fair Work Commission ruling this month what the...
View ArticlePerth property manager banned for five years after using rent for personal...
A Western Australian property manager, Van Dung Nguyen, formerly of Girrawheen, Perth, has been banned from holding a real estate and business agents’ licence, as well as a triennial certificate, for...
View ArticleRedundancy dispute sees Fair Work Commission rule in favour of disgruntled...
A former employee of a Western Australian retailer has been successful in his bid to receive full redundancy entitlements, after the Fair Work Commission ruled his employer did not provide him with...
View Article“It’s crippling us”: AussieMite hits out at Dick Smith as battle over OzEmite...
A small Adelaide business has hit out at entrepreneur Dick Smith, claiming the high-profile businessman is willing to “crush and destroy” other Australian companies. The source of the dispute is a...
View ArticleHi Honey, I’m phony: Bera Foods hit with $10,000 fine after stocking fake honey
A Melbourne-based importer of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods has been stung with a $10,200 fine for stocking a fake honey product named Hi Honey. Bera Foods is the latest company to be fined...
View ArticleIBM employee wins unfair dismissal case, but misses out on compo for...
IBM Australia has lost an unfair dismissal case before the Fair Work Commission but has been spared the need to pay any compensation after it was found an employee used the process as a “forum to...
View Article“I’m going to f-cking kill you”: Employee fails in compo claim for...
An employee of public service insurer Comcare who experienced post-traumatic stress and a “major” depressive episode has failed in her bid for additional compensation, after the Federal Court found she...
View ArticleDon't fear the taxman: What to do if you are audited
We are noticing that there has been a marked increase in audit activity by the ATO over recent time. Everyone dreads the thought of an ATO audit but it doesn’t have to be that stressful, especially if...
View ArticleCompetition watchdog hopes to fry electric cable suppliers for alleged cartel...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched proceedings in the Federal Court against a suite of companies and individuals, including the two largest Australian manufacturers of...
View ArticleCentrelink worker loses bid for workers’ compo after pulling bum muscle when...
A woman has lost her bid for workers’ compensation for a permanent injury after hurting herself while putting up office Christmas decorations 14 years ago. Kay Brown, a former employee at the Murray...
View ArticleFast Lane: The rip-off threat for Aussie businesses
You’ve put blood, sweat and tears into creating your business, establishing a brand and building a reputation in the marketplace. So what happens when another business piggybacks off your hard work and...
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