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Financial stress highest in the accommodation & food services industry 10/21/2016

Financial stress is now a fact of life for more than one in four Australian workers who say they have low confidence in their financial position and find it difficult to make ends ...

Backpacker tax changes to benefit regional Australia 10/14/2016

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon. Keith Pitt MP, said proposed improvements to the way working holiday makers (backpackers) are taxed will provide ...

How to ensure your commercial kitchen passes inspections 10/14/2016

If you're ever seen the inspector episode of celebrated sitcom Fawlty Towers, you'll know how horribly wrong a kitchen inspection can go.

Backpacker changes give with one hand but take with the other 9/30/2016

While some changes to the working holiday maker program announced by the Government today are welcome the overall impact of the measures will be a damaging brake on tourism, Australia’s ...

Fair Work reaches out to Korean community on workplace rights 9/30/2016

Persistent underpayment matters involving Korean visa-holders have prompted the Fair Work Ombudsman to reach out to the Korean business community.

$59bn overnight spend a strong result for the domestic visitor economy 9/23/2016

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) has welcomed the latest national visitor survey by Tourism Research Australia that shows another strong financial year performance with ...

How to ensure your commercial kitchen runs smoothly 9/16/2016

“Sorry for the delay. The kitchen’s very busy tonight.” “I’m awfully sorry; we’re right out of prawns.” “No problem, Sir, we’ll get you a bucket.”

Sushi restaurant short-changes visa-holders $123,000 9/9/2016

Nine overseas workers employed by a sushi restaurant chain in Brisbane were short-changed more than $123,000 over 16 months, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

Tourism Australia must focus on declining visitors in WA 9/2/2016

The latest international visitor data shows spending in Australia for the past year grew by 14.2% on average, but in Western Australia it declined by -0.2%, prompting calls for a ...

Casual workers rising, leaving more Aussies without leave entitlement 9/2/2016

Statistics released 31 August 2016 by the ABS show casualisation of work continues to rise under the Turnbull Government.

5 ways to keep customers coming back 8/26/2016

Unless you still operate from one of those quaint, last-decade entities called a ‘shop,’ your customers are online and on the move.

Surging overseas visitors driving a booming tourism sector: TTF 8/19/2016

Overseas arrival figures from 2015-2016 have surged as Australia's visitor economy continues to grow.

Tourism businesses' contribution to Australia's GDP strengthens 8/5/2016

The contribution of the tourism industry to Australia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased by almost 18 per cent, highlighting the importance of the sector to Australia's ...

With 1 in 8 businesses in tourism, Government needs to back sector 7/29/2016

The tourism sector has grown and contributed $47.5 billion to the economy in 2014-15.

Accommodation industry gives thumbs up for increased tourism profile 7/22/2016

The increased profile of the tourism portfolio in the new Turnbull ministry is an extremely positive development, according to Australia's accommodation industry.

Café faces Court for exploitative cash-back scheme 7/22/2016

An overseas worker employed as a cook on the Gold Coast was allegedly required to pay back more than $21,000 of her wages to her employer in an exploitative cash-back scheme.

How your restaurant can encourage photo sharing on social media 7/15/2016

Photo sharing, or more particularly, customers sharing photos they've taken of your dishes, brings mixed emotions.

5 tips for hiring great restaurant staff 7/8/2016

They're as important as your theme, decor and signature dish. Staff can make or break your restaurant faster than a fly.

7 ways to make your restaurant family friendly 7/1/2016

Family friendly; to some it conjures up images of screaming babies, kids with faces coated in dripping chocolate and endless renditions of 'Happy Birthday.'

Be prepared - wage rate changes effective 1 July 2016 6/30/2016