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4 crucial compliance rules franchisors need to consider now
We’re still knee-deep in Covid-19 so what do franchisors need to consider for 2020 and beyond? Check these legal ...

Celebrity restaurant wage theft scandals signal industry norm
The latest celebrity-chef-linked wage theft scandal, with the high-end restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Melbour...

Wage watch! 6 must-know employee award changes in 2020
The passing of the new year welcomed Australia into a fresh decade, and while many of us are still suffering the throes ...

Industry bodies back awards system review
Amid growing wage theft reports, backing for a review of the nation’s award system is steadily swelling. The Natio...

$300,000 penalty for PappaRich franchisees
PappaRich franchisees in Sydney have copped over $300,000 in penalties, after the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) found that m...

Wage theft inquiry to probe systematic underpayment
Employers who underpay workers are set to face close scrutiny, with the Federal government launching an official wage th...

“Complex system” not to blame for wage theft
Is Australia’s award system so complex major corporations capable of handling millions of customers and billions of doll...

Top Juice outlets audited for compliance
Juice and smoothie franchise Top Juice has come under the microscope, after the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) conducted a se...

Coffee Club franchisee backpays $36,000 after investigation
Just days after industry stalwarts warned of increasing migrant worker exploitation, a Coffee Club franchisee in Western...

Why you should be looking at compliance
What should franchisors focus on right now in their businesses? According to the Legal Symposium which launched the annu...