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JobKeeper

JobKeeper 2.0: Key dates businesses and sole traders need to know

JobKeeper will enter its second phase next Monday, and the ATO has revealed key dates and new information about alternative eligibility tests.

Success Tutoring

Meet the 21-year-old entrepreneur franchising his tutoring business in anticipation of a one-on-one learning boom

The pandemic may have disrupted life for students, but this 21-year-old entrepreneur sees opportunity in the tutoring market.

award

Modern award reforms shaky as IR roundtables conclude without consensus

Modern award reform negotiations have failed to generate consensus between unions and employer groups ahead of the budget.

josh frydenberg

Bankrupt small businesses to retain control under insolvency overhaul

Insolvency practices for small businesses will be overhauled to allow directors to retain control while planning to restructure debts.

Who Gives a Crap

Why Who Gives a Crap paired it’s carbon neutral announcement with a big reality check

Who Gives a Crap is now carbon neutral, but the business is the first to admit that's not going to be enough to tackle the climate crisis.

wage subsidy

Tax reform, wage incentives and an IR overhaul: What SMEs want from the 2020-21 budget

The 2020-21 budget is a little over a week away and small businesses are looking for extended support to get back on track after COVID-19.

delivery drivers

Delivery drivers in the gig economy are earning $10 an hour on average after costs: Survey

Delivery drivers in the gig economy are earning as little as $10.42 an hour on average, according to a new Transport Workers Union survey.

apprenticeship

Skill shortage warnings as apprenticeship commencements fall to 1990s levels

Apprenticeship commencements have fallen 20% during the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking warnings skill shortages could hamper economic recovery.

Savannah In The Round

“Emotional roller coaster”: How Savannah In The Round is charting a path back to business for the live music industry

Savannah In The Round will be a very different music festival to those that came before it, as a $15 billion industry looks towards recovery.

superannuation

Businesses confess $588 million in unpaid superannuation in return for amnesty

Tens of thousands of businesses have confessed to underpaying superannuation and committed to backpaying employees.

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