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Sydney cafe fined $124k for underpaying casuals

The court said “substantial” penalties were necessary after the brother and sister duo “deliberately” underpaid staff...

18 December 2023 • By Christine Chen

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Canberra scales up TPB sanction powers, penalties

Forging ahead with its response to the PwC tax scandal, the government proposes introducing a wider range of civil and...

12 December 2023 • By Christine Chen

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Code of conduct aims to tighten ethical standards

Draft provisions from the Assistant Treasurer include measures on integrity, conflicts of interest and confidentiality.

11 December 2023 • By Philip King

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Director cops 1.5-year ban for failed companies owing $9.5m

Four businesses in the food services sector collapsed at the tail end of the pandemic.

11 December 2023 • By Philip King

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CPA Australia’s ‘final round’ of job cuts claims 4

“Years of expertise” depart with yesterday’s redundancies, which the body says completes its restructuring.

08 December 2023 • By Philip King

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Jones creates fee-free adviser category for banks, super funds

Government reforms aim for simple guidance at scale without “unnecessary red tape”.

07 December 2023 • By Philip King

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CPA Australia ‘descends into chaos’ as exec quits after 3 months

Head of the key Learning and Innovation group walks on the eve of next wave of job cuts.

06 December 2023 • By Philip King

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University wage theft balloons to $159m

The widespread use of casual workers has enabled “rampant” underpayments across all major universities, the NTEU said.

06 December 2023 • By Christine Chen