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Minimum wage increase 2025: Here’s what it means for small business
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5 per cent increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages.&nbs...
Labor plan to legislate penalty rates sparks backlash from business groups
What would the move mean for businesses? Advocates have weighed in.
Labor calls for minimum wage rise above inflation – how would SMEs be affected?
Small-business owners – already facing rising costs – may struggle to absorb higher payroll expenses.
Exposure draft of ‘payday super’ bill met with concern by small-business groups
The Federal Government recently released an exposure draft of its ‘payday super’ bill – and it’s been met with mixed fee...
FWO reassures small businesses about new underpayment laws
The Ombudsman has reassured small-business employers that unintentional underpayments will not be criminally prosecuted....
The 2025 legislative changes that small businesses should know
2025 is almost here, and so too are some key legislative changes that small businesses should know about. Read about the...
SMEs “cautiously optimistic” despite wage pressures
Median hourly wages had a 3.8 per cent increase while work hours recorded a 2.2 per cent increase as per Employment Hero...
SME employers “tangled” in complex pay obligations
Last financial year, the ATO recovered over $100 million in underpayments from SMEs. Why might SME employers struggle to...
SME employee hours fall as wages rise
SMEs are cutting back employee hours as wages rise. The behaviour is an indicator of “labour hoarding”, according to Emp...
Payday super will hurt SMEs, says COSBOA
COSBOA is concerned about proposed superannuation changes, including the closure of a crucial free resource.