This week host of SME TV Angela Vithoulkas discusses with the panel whether the prison population will grow with business owners via wage theft, the continuing battle between online shopping vs shopfronts and Maternity leave - who gets it? WAGE THEFT - How big a deal is it?
There are more than 100 industry & occupation awards in Australia, 22 of which have changed as of March 1st.
With the likes of Calombaris, Coles, Bunnings, ABC, Qantas & even Comm Bank coming forward to declare their wage underpayment, what chance do SMEs have of getting it right?
There has even been discussions on handing out prison terms, name & shame notices and million dollar fines for all the “guilty” businesses?
ON-LINE RETAIL vs BUSINESS SHOPFRONTS
With major retailers like David Jones aggressively closing stores as their profits plunge and with e-commerce booming around the world, what exactly is the future of our bricks and mortar businesses?
Australian online businesses are seeing over 15% growth in their revenue and online shoppers are growing- in fact 8 out of 10 Australians shop online.
Is there any future for bricks and mortar in business?
MATERNITY LEAVE
Women are a key part of the Australian workforce, both as employees and business owners. Each year we celebrate international women’s day in March and we highlight the achievements of women around the world.
Even though over 35% of all businesses are operated by women, we still haven't got maternity leave for women in SMEs’ right…. Why not?
OUR PANEL THIS WEEK
Kerry Chikarovski Director & Founder of Chikarovski & Associates and Former Leader of the NSW Liberal Party. Craig West CEO & Founder of Succession Plus and Director – SME Association of Australia. Andrew Morello Winner of the first Apprentice and Head of Business Development @ The Entourage.
E: news@smea.org.au
W: smea.org.au
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