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4 crucial compliance rules to consider

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

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...
6 employee award changes in 2020

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

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

$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 underpayment

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

“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

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 underpayment investigation

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...
Compliance and governance are key for franchisors

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...