Matthew Elmas
ServiceSeeking to face court over “self-written” online review system
Online tasking platform ServiceSeeking will be taken to court by the competition watchdog following a nine-month investigation into its self…
“Scrambling to make a profit”: What’s keeping business owners up at night?
The verdict is in from SmartCompany’s annual reader survey and cashflow is once again the biggest thing keeping business owners up at nigh…
Amazon’s latest cashier-less supermarket is basically a giant vending machine
Amazon has opened an ultra-small cashier-less store in Seattle that’s being described as a glorified vending machine.
When Amazon opene…
Billion-dollar but tax-free: Are SMEs paying more tax than Australia’s biggest businesses?
The tax office has released the details of the tax some of Australia’s largest companies paid in the 2016-17 financial year, revealing abo…
“Formula for failure”: Sweeping industrial relations reforms on the table for Labor
Small- and medium-sized employers may have to contend with sweeping changes to Australia’s industrial relations landscape if Labor wins th…
UK-based retailer Wiggle fined over refund policy
Another international retailer has been caught telling Australian customers they’re not subject to Australian Consumer Law.
Online sporti…
Big banks “dragging their heels” on reducing tap-and-go costs for businesses
Australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell has accused the big banks of “dragging their heels” on reforms th…
Fair Work storms 40 eateries in Melbourne’s “den of thieves” Degraves Street
The Fair Work Ombudsman is conducting a blitz through cafe hotspots in Melbourne after receiving an influx of anonymous tip-offs that busine…
Government moves on “double-dipping” casual workers — but changes far from bulletproof
The federal government will recommend regulatory changes to try and prevent casual workers from ‘double-dipping’ on back-pay claims in r…
Google admits to second data leak, with 52.5 million users affected
Google will kill its failed social media platform four months earlier than previously expected after finding a second bug that exposed the d…
