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A view of the Sydney Opera House from the Harbour Bridge. Source: Unsplash/Photoholgic. The embattled tourism industry is calling for targeted support from the federal government, as new research shows one-in-five tourism operators could fail this year due to ongoing travel restrictions. New research by peak industry body Tourism and Transport Forum found 32,000 tourism businesses risk failing this year due to ongoing coronavirus travel restrictions, Small business advocates and tourism operators have been pushing for extra support for the $50 billion industry, such as progressive loans and ...

Last modified on Thu 14 Jan 2021 09.24 EST Pimlico Plumbers will introduce a “no jab, no job” policy requiring all of its workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Charlie Mullins, Pimlico’s founder and former chief executive, now chairman, said the company’s lawyers were drafting new employment contracts for its 400-strong workforce to include the vaccine requirement, although employment lawyers questioned whether it would be legally enforceable. Governments around the world have started major programmes after regulators approved a series of vaccinations. The UK had given more than ...

The Small Business Ombudsman says a proposal to offer HECS-style loans to struggling small businesses after JobKeeper ends will be presented to the government.

COSBOA chief Peter Strong. Source: supplied. With the rollout of the vaccine set to begin next month, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) chief executive Peter Strong is calling for the option for business owners to stand down staff without pay if they refuse to get vaccinated. Strong says businesses, which are legally responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace to their employees, should have the option to stand down staff in scenarios where employees without the vaccine put their vaccinated colleagues at risk. “We’re saying that if someone doesn’t hav...

  Hike to legislated superannuation payments should be scrapped to alleviate pressure on employers just trying to keep Australians in work, business experts say. The Federal Government's legislated increase to compulsory super is due to come into effect on July 1 but intense debate - including calls for a delay - is expected in the coming months as the pandemic continues to take a financial toll. The increase would see annual super payments rise from 9.5 per cent to 10 per cent in July, then up to 12 per cent by 2025. Under the changes, super groups say it will cost employers $8 a week ...