It’s not an academic way to start an article about Australia’s latest jobs numbers, but all I can think is “wow”. The official unemployment rate in June fell to 3.5%. It’s almost 50 years – August 1974, to be exact – since it was lower.
Small Business Commissioner David Eaton discusses the customer-first approach adopted by local governments participating in the SBDC’s Small Business Friendly Approvals Program. One silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain shortages impacting many industries, has been an increased appreciation of the significance
The National Retail Association is calling on the Reserve Bank to end unnecessarily high merchant fees associated with card transactions which unfairly impact small business, following the release of the RBA’s Retail Payment statistics yesterday. National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb said the Reserve
Ensuring equal opportunities and pay for women is one of the wide range of topics laid down for the federal government’s jobs summit, to be held September 1-2. About 100 invitees will come from business, unions, civil society groups, and other levels of government. The
The gig economy is in trouble. Rideshare drivers are cancelling in droves. Wait times for food delivery are ballooning out and driver shortages are leading to food waste. So, what’s going on? To find out more, I interviewed 30 Melbourne gig workers who worked as rideshare drivers, food deliverers
Changes made under the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (COVID-19 Vaccination Information) Regulations 2022 will allow employers to collect the vaccination information of workers if they choose to have vaccination requirements to keep their workplaces CovidSafe. These updated regulations will help employers decide on what
Retailers are calling for immediate government support for flood-affected businesses and families in Lismore, saying these communities have been hit with a ‘double whammy’ of flooding disasters. National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb said the consecutive deluges of the past few months coupled with
Latest data from ACCC’s Scamwatch shows Australians have lost a record amount of over $2 billion to scams in 2021. Payment redirection, or business email compromise, impacted businesses the most with combined losses of $227 million in 2021. In a payment redirection scam, scammers impersonate
Peak retail lobby group the National Retail Association (NRA) says young mothers can lead the response to the national skills shortage, if they are given the right support. Responding to recent calls for changes to allow pensioners and retirees to work longer, the National Retail
The start of a new financial year is often that time when changes to national or state legislation is introduced. Here is a run-down of the key changes taking effect from 1 July 2022 that are likely to have an impact on small business owners
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