Posts tagged "kate carnell"

Australia's Small Business Ombudsman has welcomed a move by the ATO to extend its independent review function to small businesses through a pilot program.

The banking royal commission has heard how the Commonwealth Bank delayed reporting a “glitch” that caused thousands of small businesses to be overcharged interest on bank overdrafts.

The peak body for Australian small businesses is calling for the banking royal commission to go beyond the numbers and examine the very human impact of poor banking practices, as the commission kicks off two weeks of public hearings focused on SMEs.

Research from the Reserve Bank of Australia suggests that increasing the minimum wage does not reduce the number of hours Australian employees work, but those in the small business community say things aren't that simple. 

Tensions are running high in the world of franchising and Australia needs a new court to deal with them, according to legal and business experts.

Budget 2018 didn't hold a lot of promise for SMEs this year — but that might not be a bad thing, say business groups.

Australia's Small Business Ombudsman is pushing for changes to industrial relations laws to benefit small businesses.

The Fair Work Ombudsman today launched its Small Business Showcase, a range of digital resources that come together as a rule book for doing…

Small business telecommunications complaints are on an upward trajectory.

Small businesses have been invited to report stories of heavy-handed treatment by the ATO “as a matter of urgency”, with the Australian Smal…

Mum-and-dad operators may struggle to sell their businesses in the future unless Australia tackles access to finance for SMEs, says the small business ombudsman.

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged state governments to rethink their approach to the Easter holiday period, saying the decisio…