9 Steps to Prepare your Business for a Natural Disaster
When Cyclone Debbie hit in March this year it left devastation in its wake. Businesses in the Townsville, Rockhampton, Mackay, and Bundaberg regions were the hardest hit, and flooding was seen all the way south to the border and into northern New South Wales. Read more.
Four ways to achieve and manage growth in your business
Achieving success in your small business is a full-time job. Your pursuit for business success can be extremely time-consuming, drain most of your financial resources, and potentially ruin personal relationships. But when you finally achieve growth in your business, what are you doing to keep it? Read more.
Cautious Economic Optimism for 2017/18
This morning CCIQ participated in the annual BDO Economic and Political Update which featured an economic update from the Department of Treasury and a panel discussion including CCIQ GM of Advocacy Kate Whittle. Read more.
Employer success rate in unfair dismissal cases hits historic lows
The success rate of employers in unfair dismissal cases has dropped below 40% for the first time, according to new figures. Read more.
Despite raising concerns over worker's performance, Brisbane business ordered to pay $5,000 in unfair dismissal case
The Fair Work Commission has found the dismissal of a human resources and training officer at a Queensland bitumen company was harsh and unjust, despite the business raising and documenting a number of concerns about the worker’s performance. Read more.
STPR 4 - The pros and cons of Single Touch Payroll Reporting
The pending introduction of the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO's) Single Touch Payroll Reporting (STPR) requirements from July 2018 will create significant changes for how businesses across the country report to and engage with regulators. Read more.
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Beware of the marketing fluff
In our socially active world, there is no doubt that social media has greatly impacted our lives. How we interact with our friends, how we entertain ourselves, how we do business and of course, how we market to our audience has all changed.
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6 reasons why businesses need a valuation
In a fast-paced economic climate, valuations are seen by most professionals as a fundamental cornerstone of good decision-making for businesses, now and in the future. While it is impossible to predict the future, preparing for uncertainty is a key differentiator between businesses that survive and those that don’t. Read more.
STPR 3 - Why the change?
Throughout this series on the changes to Single Touch Payroll Reporting (STPR) we have covered how to get your business ready and what's changed and stayed the same.
Get the facts about the change and how STPR will impact your business from our partners BDO, watch the video now. Read more.
Red Tape, Regulation and Union Interference leads to disastrous Labour Hire Bill
The Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017 that was passed in Queensland Parliament yesterday is a prime example of poorly thought through, rushed legislation that will have massive unintended consequences for employment and jobs growth in Queensland. Read more.
Dozens of Fortitude Valley businesses raided by Fair Work
Workplace investigators have raided dozens of Fortitude Valley businesses to audit their wages records after tip-offs that bosses routinely underpaid staff Read more.
Fair Work raids 80 businesses over claims of underpayment
Fair Work inspectors have raided more than 80 businesses in NSW in response to complaints of rampant underpayment of young workers. Read more.
Worker receives $13,000 in compensation for unjust dismissal
An employee at a Sydney RSL club will be paid more than $13,000 in compensation after the Fair Work Commission found she was constructively dismissed from her role when her employer cut her rostered shifts by 75%. Read more.
STPR 2 - What's changing and what's staying the same?
The pending introduction of the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO's) Single Touch Payroll Reporting (STPR) requirements from July 2018 will create significant changes for how businesses across the country report to and engage with regulators. Read more.
Record trade surplus for 2016-17 despite Cyclone Debbie
Queensland’s trade surplus on goods and services narrowed to $6.6 billion in the June quarter based on the latest Balance of Payments data released by the ABS. The trade surplus hit a record high of $9.5 billion in December 2016 but has since declined 30 per cent during the first half of 2017. Read more.
Boss slugged with maximum penalty for not paying employee for 3 months
An agency named United Consulting supplied the employee to work as a mechanic at a car dealership in Richmond between January and March last year, but failed to pay the worker any wages. Read more.
Worker who can't balance till gets $13,566 for unfair dismissal
A bartender whose till was out by hundreds of dollars had her shifts cut. She has won more than $13,000. Read more.
The Buy Queensland policy. Brexit or no big deal?
The big state politics story this week has been the State Labor Government's recent decision to potentially give Queensland-based businesses a 30% preference on government contracts. Read more.
Four Lockyer Valley farms raided over claims of ripping workers off
Police and government agencies have raided Lockyer Valley farms over allegations of workers being ripped off. Read more.
Strategies for outsourcing the things you really need to be outsourcing
We all reach a stage in our business where we simply can't do any more. Our days have become longer and longer and we are spending way too much time doing the tasks that we really shouldn't be doing. We know we need to outsource, but where do we start, will it be worth it, and what about those bad experiences in the past? Read more.