Retailers cop flak over staff requirements
Retailers who require their staff to buy and wear their brand’s product have been issued a warning by the workplace watchdog.
Retailers who require their staff to buy and wear their brand’s product have been issued a warning by the workplace watchdog.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 9, 2013
July 9, 2013
According to a new Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) survey, business conditions have continued to decline.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013
The restrictions on hiring foreign workers have become tighter with the Senate passing Labor’s 457 foreign worker visa scheme.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013
Beware negative brand association – the ACCC has taken action against group buying site Scoopon, alleging it has misled consumers and businesses alike.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013
It wasn’t too long ago that ‘trends’ referred exclusively to what one would see in a fashion catalogue, and ‘hash tag’ was the disused key on a handset phone – is it a case of get-with-the-times, or die?
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 5, 2013
July 5, 2013
Take on some of the biggest companies in the world – tick. Help the AIDS epidemic – tick. Launch a product, now stocked nationally, all within a year? Tick. Just another day at the office for this 26 year old.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 5, 2013
July 5, 2013
There’s the stereotype of the kid in jeans and a hoodie selling his start-up to Google for a couple of billion dollars – but that’s the exception. Most entrepreneurs are actually over 50.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 3, 2013
July 3, 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the record-low cash rate unchanged at 2.73 per cent following its monthly meeting today – what does it mean for you and your business?
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 2, 2013
July 2, 2013
If it feels as though you’re losing more customers than you’re gaining, you probably are – and while it’s easy to blame the economy or the government, your business starts and ends with you.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 2, 2013
July 2, 2013
Thinking about the ATO doesn’t usually conjure much excitement, but heck there’s a first time for everything. To coincide with tax return season, a raft of changes have been introduced.
Stephanie Zillman
Author
July 2, 2013
July 2, 2013