Consumer watchdog to review Australia Post’s $1 stamp plan
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will investigate Australia Post’s proposal to increase the costs of stamps for its basic mail delivery service from 70 cents to $1. The proposal,...
View ArticleCorruption watchdog target: Kings Security Group collapses after ATO wind-up...
A Sydney-based security group that was the subject of an Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) hearing in 2012 has collapsed after the Australian Tax office initiated a wind-up application...
View ArticleBar accused of denying entry to males in discrimination lawsuit
A popular bar in the Melbourne CBD will be forced to defend itself before a tribunal, after a law student who was refused entry to the venue in July filed a lawsuit claiming discrimination. In a...
View ArticleSenate scrutiny: A five-step anti-corruption health check for your business
As the focus on investigating and prosecuting Australian companies for foreign corruption increases, so too does the need for SMEs in particular to foster robust corporate cultures of compliance. The...
View ArticleSlippery stairs: Court strips security guard of $2.2 million compo payout
A New South Wales court has upheld an appeal against a judgment that awarded a security guard $2.2 million in damages after slipping on some stairs at work in wet weather. The Court of Appeal last...
View ArticleFormer director at conman Peter Foster’s SensaSlim convicted and fined
A former director at disgraced weight loss company SensaSlim has been convicted for giving false or misleading evidence to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Michael Boyle pleaded...
View ArticleFair Work orders HR firm to pay sacked employee $11,000 despite valid reason...
An Adelaide-based HR consultancy business has been forced to pay a former employee more than $11,000, even though it had a valid reason for terminating her employment. Sharon Kaibel started working...
View ArticleCafe threatens to go into liquidation if Ombudsman takes legal action over...
The owner of a Sydney cafe has allegedly threatened to put his business into liquidation if the Fair Work Ombudsman proceeds with legal action over underpayment allegations made by a former worker....
View ArticleParty’s over: Former jumping castle franchisees ordered to pay $17,000 and...
The owner of a jumping castle franchise says he feels vindicated after two former franchisees were ordered to pay back his company more than $17,000 because they breached the terms of their...
View ArticleACCC urges small business to use food and grocery code to keep supermarket...
There have been “far too many instances of large firms racing to the bottom” in the quest for supermarket dominance, says Michael Schaper, deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer...
View ArticleGambling giant Bet365 slammed for misleading and deceptive conduct over...
Global gambling giant Bet365 could be forced to pay hefty fines after the Federal Court ruled the company engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by advertising “free bets” to new customers for a...
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Shady imports: Peppa Pig, Disney and Dora the Explorer crayons found to...
SMEs in the retail industry are being warned to be extra vigilant, after packets of children’s crayons featuring popular cartoon characters Peppa Pig and Dora the Explorer were found to contain...
View ArticleMountain Bread ordered to pay backpacker $22,000 in latest underpayment claim
The business that makes the popular Mountain Bread flatbreads has been ordered to reimburse a former worker more than $22,000 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found underpayments dating back over a period...
View ArticleUnfair contracts legislation gets green light in Senate
Legislation to extend unfair contract term protections to small business was passed in the Senate last night. Small business minister Bruce Billson previously promised the extension of unfair contract...
View ArticleNSW consumer watchdog sounds warning over online appliance repair business
An online appliance store has drawn the ire of the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, who issued a warning last week to consumers about dealing with the company. NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe...
View ArticleGym employee arrested for allegedly selling prescription meds has unfair...
An employee of an Anytime Fitness gym in Adelaide who lost his job after being arrested for allegedly possessing steroids and selling prescription drugs has had his unfair dismissal case rejected by...
View ArticleTalos Accounting Group enters liquidation owing creditors millions
An accounting group has collapsed into liquidation, owing secured creditors about $7.5 million. Talos Accounting Group, a Sydney-based accounting group that operated seven different accounting...
View ArticleFormer Kimberley Diamonds executive arrested for allegedly misleading...
The former chief executive of an ASX-listed diamond exploration company has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly misleading the Australian Securities Exchange. Alexandre Alexander, the former chief...
View ArticleNo crying: Forklift driver reinstated after losing his job for not cleaning...
A 63-year-old forklift driver has been reinstated after his employer fired him for failing to clean up spilt milk correctly. The Fair Work Commission has ruled Christopher Tran, a forklift driver for...
View ArticlePublic warning issued over NSW car dealership that allegedly sold lemons
A family-owned car dealership in New South Wales has had its licence suspended by the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner after a number of complaints were received about allegedly selling unroadworthy or...
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