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Biggest worker survey shows Australians want fair pay, secure jobs 3/15/2018

The largest survey of workers ever undertaken by the Australian union movement, released on March 2, shows that working Australians are overwhelmingly concerned about the difficulty ...

Café manager penalised $27,000 for exploiting overseas workers 1/19/2018

The former manager of an Oliver Brown chocolate café outlet on the Gold Coast who was ‘seeing what he could get away with’ when he exploited overseas workers has been penalised ...

Research shows women's pay lags behind men's in tourism & hospitality 12/15/2017

Swinburne research has shown that women are earning considerably less than men in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Aussies clueless about safe cooking temperatures 11/17/2017

Despite celebrity cooking shows being all the rage, the Food Safety Information Council released a national survey recently for Australian Food Safety Week (11-18 Nov 2017).

A broken system: penalty rate judgment a low blow for workers 10/13/2017

The Federal Court ruling has recently refused to overturn the harsh penalty rate cuts decision handed down by the Fair Work Commission in February, 2017.

SA food truck reform a blow to the state's cafés & restaurants 8/11/2017

Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) has expressed its disappointment with the South Australian Government's reforms to the state’s food truck industry allowing an unrestricted ...

Aussie Millennials visit restaurants more than any other generation 7/14/2017

Millennials in Australia visit foodservice establishments more than any other generation, and Gen Z is following in their footsteps.

Sydney restaurant operators back in Court due to alleged underpayments 6/9/2017

The operators of an inner Sydney restaurant who were penalised almost $300,000 last year for exploiting overseas workers are again facing legal action, accused of further underpayments. ...

Accommodation industry welcomes revamp of 457 temporary visa 5/12/2017

Australia’s peak accommodation body, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a revamp of the 457 temporary skilled labour visa system.

New apprentice figures show increase in non-trade occupations 5/12/2017

Figures released recently, by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), show the number of people starting an apprenticeship or traineeship is up 2.9% for the ...

How to create a boutique hotel that works 2/10/2017

There's something quite romantic about the notion of boutique hotels; something softer and more intimate than any image conjured up by the mega chain hotels.

Tas restaurant to dish-up $20,000 back-pay to underpaid staff 1/13/2017

The Fair Work Ombudsman is issuing businesses a warning about the dangers of paying flat rates after a restaurant on Tasmania’s east coast underpaid five employees more than $20,000. ...

Liquor law changes a good thing for night time economy: R&CA 1/13/2017

Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) has congratulated the NSW Government on a sensible and pragmatic approach to relaxing closing times and last drinks of live entertainment venues ...

How to attract more customers to your restaurant 1/13/2017

Your menu's the perfect mix for the market. Your decor and staff are a welcoming combination. And your chef is a consistent performer.

Industry claims victory for common sense on 15% backpacker tax 12/2/2016

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) and the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has described the Federal Government’s compromise for a 15 per cent backpacker ...

How to deal with a negative online review 10/28/2016

It’s enough to make you cry. There you are slaving day and night to build a popular, profitable business and some stranger writes a few harsh words that can undo everything. And ...

Australians drinking less alcohol at restaurants: research 10/27/2016

Alcoholic beverages have seen a sharp decline in servings within the Australian foodservice industry over the past seven years, and reached their lowest level in the year ending June ...

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 ...

Tourism industry backs push for Senate inquiry into holiday tax hike 10/14/2016

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) has applauded the Federal Labor Opposition’s move for a Senate inquiry into the backpacker tax package including the plan to hike the ...

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