THE Leukaemia Foundation of Western Australia will undergo a major restructure in a bid to reposition the Balcatta-based charity’s brand in Western Australia.
THE Fair Work Ombudsman has recouped nearly $140,000 for Western Australian workers in the past month.Common non-compliance issues encountered include underpayment of hourly, overtime and penalty rate
DEBRA Barber started home-based Online Personal Assistants in May 2008 after deciding against a return to full-time employment following the birth of her second child.
MORE than a century after opening its first gymnasium on Hay Street, the YMCA has launched a state-of-the-art facility in the Perth central business district.
THE federal government’s industrial relations umpire, Fair Work Australia, has rejected a Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance application to form an independent modern award for the public rel
THE Chooks Fresh & Tasty concept began with ‘chief chook’ Steve Hansen, who started out in franchising 27 years ago when he invested in a Chicken World business with his father-in-law, Colin Manuel.
The mortgage broking industry has surfaced as the leader in overall satisfaction among franchisees, with Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors and Mortgage Choice taking the top two spots in a recent bi-annual review.
WEST Leederville-based Datacom Systems WA has signalled further acquisitions to grow the business after last week buying the data centre of Metro iX for $10 million.
THERE have been mixed reactions in the small business sector to last week’s ‘no frills’ federal budget, despite a range of tax concessions outlined by the Henry tax review.WA Small E
THE Western Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the state’s $12 million injection to social services but warned more needs to be done to address the growing wage gap between government workers and those in non-government organisations.
THE federal government has come under fire amid claims its new industrial relations laws leave some workers worse off, and prevents some Western Australian businesses from growing.
Around a quarter of planned resource projects in Western Australia will be canned if the federal government pushes ahead with its 40 per cent super profit tax, Premier Colin Barnett says.
PAYROLL giving is emerging as a significant contributor to the not-for-profit sector with a growing number of Western Australian businesses implementing the donating mechanism, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
LACK of preparation by franchisees, poor communication, complex business systems and a lack of trust are among the key findings of a recent study of the $130 billion franchising sector.
