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Minimum wage increases today

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is reminding employers that the national minimum wage has increased today to $19.84 per hour (up from $19.49), or $753.80...

Hotel quarantine failures in Victoria lead to COVID-19 spike

COVID-19 numbers in the state of Victoria have spiked once again, leading to stringent lockdown measures imposed by the Andrews government.  Thirty-six...

COVID-19 highlights endemic problems in hospitality industry

With 78 per cent of all Australian hospitality workers employed on a casual basis, the overnight closure of many restaurants and bars due to the COVID-19...

Queensland hotel slams undercover cops for targeting country pubs

The owner of a pub in Queensland’s south-west has slammed the police for sending out plain-clothes police officers to bust country venues that breach...

WA pub boss slams JobSeeker as a ‘designer drug’ for youngsters

A pub manager in Western Australia has claimed the increased JobSeeker payments are deterring young people from working. ALH Group WA manager Ric Torchia...

Taxpayers shell out $1m for George Calombaris’ collapsed restaurant empire

Taxpayers have paid $1 million to compensate employees of George Calombaris’s failed restaurant empire who were owed wages and entitlements. The Made...

Melbourne bar manager avoids jail for stealing $327k over a year

A former general manager of a Melbourne bar has avoided jail after being found guilty of stealing $327,000 from the till. Arbory Bar & Eatery manager...

Former Sydney restaurant operators in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operators of Sandringham-based restaurant, Sails Waterfront...

Hotel giant honours ‘Healthcare Heroes’

A nurse who played the instrumental role in St Vincent's Hospital Sydney’s Covid-19 response has been gifted a seven-night family escape at any Accor...

Le Cordon Bleu scholarships for new qualifications pave the road to hospitality recovery

When Australia’s cafes and restaurants closed their doors, facing uncertain months ahead, culinary institute Le Cordon Bleu was cooking up an idea: short,...