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It's estimated workers were owed $3.4 billion worth of super in the 2019/20 financial year, according to the tax office.

Australia's state and federal small business ministers have met in Cairns to thrash out practical assistance measures for local traders, as Indigenous Business Month shines a spotlight on the contributions of First Nations entrepreneurs.

Australia's new Fair Work Ombudsman says she is prepared to enforce criminal wage theft charges against dodgy employers, firing an early warning shot to businesses deliberately flouting the law.

Tax accountants, architects, and waiters are among the professions to join the new-look skills priority list in 2023, as a storm of labour market shortages, training bottlenecks, and payroll constraints keep Australian businesses from acquiring the talent they need.

Businesses well advanced in their equity journey were seven times more likely to set targets to reduce gender pay gaps than firms just starting.

Senate crossbenchers David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie are attempting to split the government's industrial relations reform package, arguing uncontroversial changes affecting small businesses should not be lumped in with measures likely to be debated well into the new year.

Keeping older workers employed longer requires thinking about the way they are trained. Online learning, or e-learning, can be a key part of that.

With Christmas less than 90 days away, employers should be turning their minds to planning and confirming their Christmas/New Year shutdown arrangements.

According to a recently released survey, the answer to increasing our long-term happiness is the presence of kindness.  

The public face of the Australian Taxation Office is stepping out of the media spotlight for another year, after emphasising the human element of revenue collection duties and carving out his own niche as a business community influencer.

Victorian MP Jacinta Allan will take over as state premier, with Ben Carroll serving as her deputy, when outgoing leader Daniel Andrews steps down at 5pm.

Around 26% of younger respondents under the age of 30 years have also started a side hustle in the past three months according to a survey.