How employers should manage workplace bullying

How employers should manage workplace bullying

Speaking at Thomson Reuters Australia’s Mental Health and Employment Law Conference earlier this month, Jonathan Hamberger, deputy president of the Fair Work Commission, spoke about the negative consequences workplace bullying can have on both the employee...
Labor pledges to fund free tax clinics

Labor pledges to fund free tax clinics

Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh has announced that a Labor government would channel $4 million to fund 10 free tax clinics to provide assistance for vulnerable taxpayers. Read the full article at My Business.
Which industries are slowest to pay?

Which industries are slowest to pay?

Prushka Fast Debt Recovery polled 542 Australian SMEs as part of its latest Canary in the coal mine report, a bi-annual report it has conducted since 2006, which suggested that preparing for unpaid debts is one of the biggest challenges facing businesses in the 12...
FBT on Christmas parties and gifts not straightforward

FBT on Christmas parties and gifts not straightforward

The Tax Office is reminding businesses that a number of factors need to be factored in to the administration of fringe benefits tax (FBT), including the associated costs as well as who receives the gifts or attends the functions – just internal employees or others,...