Posts tagged "franchise"

Australia's franchising rules will face a new independent review, giving small businesses a chance to share how recent regulatory changes are shaping the $170 billion sector.

F45 co-founder Adam Gilchrist appears to have kept a low profile since leaving the company last month, as the Australian-born fitness business fights back from a bruising financial report.

Retail Food Group has seen underlying earnings fall after the pandemic affected a number of its franchises.

Physio chain Back in Motion has removed allegedly unfair contract terms from its franchise agreements after an ACCC investigation.

Running a business and being a good practitioner are two separate skills. Here's what you should look for when setting up a franchise.

It's important that franchisors formulate a COVID-19 action plan and consider how their franchised operations may be affected by the virus.

Raising capital is simply not for everyone, and there are plenty of viable opportunities you might miss when chasing the most hyped option.

Two The Ironing Shop franchisees are facing Federal Court for allegedly underpaying a student employee with wages as low as $8 an hour.

A Coffee Club franchisee is facing fines of almost $150,000 for allegedly underpaying two young workers and falsifying payslips.

Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue workers have been back paid after their employer was caught up in a wage theft scandal, uncovered by several audits.

A round of ACCC compliance checks has revealed widespread non-compliance with franchisor regulations in the food services industry.

A proposed overhaul of the $182 billion franchising sector is being hotly debated following the release of an issues paper last week.