Vaccine Mandate For Western Australian Businesses to Expand On 31st January
From Monday 31st January 2022, Proof of vaccination requirements will apply to venues and events state-wide in Western Australia. The mandate is an expansion of the already existing covid-19 related rules that aim to reduce the transmission of covid-19 occurring in high-risk venues. Since Tuesday 4th January, proof of vaccination has been required for a […]
Some Restaurants Are Losing Over $100,000 A Week During Omicron Outbreak
A few months ago, restaurant owners across the country were getting excited to see the re-commencement of interstate travel across Australia. Hospitality establishments assumed that more freedoms to travel would result in more dollars being spent by customers. Unfortunately, the surge of the Omicron covid-19 variant means that hospitality venues are now struggling even more […]
Rise In Covid-19 Cases Triggers A Decrease In Early Year Spending
ANZ is reporting a huge decrease in early year spending across the country when compared to previous years. The caution in spending is a result of the significant spread of the Omicron variant of covid-19 especially in NSW where spending in the week to 2 January was 25 percent lower year-on-year. However, ANZ Research senior […]
Australian Hospitality Is Experiencing A Huge Recruitment Crisis
The Australian hospitality industries is experiencing a huge recruitment crisis as there are currently an excess of 100,000 vacant roles. As a result of this a large number of lucky Australians working in the industries are getting paid double their award hourly rate. The challenges that employers are facing to entice people to work with […]
New Round of Tasmanian Travel Vouchers Introduced to Clawback Lost Revenue During Covid-19 Pandemic
As a result of new lockdowns taking across NSW and Victoria, tourism operators in Tasmania are once again facing a large number of financial problems. To combat the problem, another round of travel voucher announced to fight the impact of border closures. However, the format of this year’s Make Yourself at Home vouchers will look […]
NSW State Government Announces Support Package for Small Businesses Impacted By New Lockdown
The New South Wales State Government has announced a new support package to assist small businesses with the economic impact caused by the recent two week lockdown. The package includes grants of between $5,000 and $10,000 for small businesses, payroll tax deferrals for all employers, and an extension of the Dine and Discover program to […]
Tax Deductions for Hospitality Workers
The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors during the covid-19 pandemic. To make your financial situation less difficult it is important for hospitality workers to be aware of the many tax deductions that they are entitled to thus allowing them to put a huge amount of hard-earned cash back into their […]
70,700 New Job Were Added to The Australian Workforce in March 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced that almost 71,000 new jobs were added to the Australian workforce between February and March 2021. The total hours worked has also returned to the same levels that were recorded prior to the covid-19 pandemic. These figures are also illustrating hat there is a big increase in […]
The Victorian Government Announces Business Events Grants to Attract Interstate Visitors
The Victorian government has announced that business events operators will be eligible to apply for grants of up to $25,000 in a bid to entice interstate visitors to travel to Victoria. The National Business Event Program will be directed by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB), with eligible events consisting of conferences, exhibitions, workshops and seminars. […]
Calls for Targeted Stimulus Package to Assist Hospitality Venues Post JobKeeper
Restaurateurs and café owners across Queensland are calling for the Australian Government to create a targeted stimulus package to support the hospitality industry. This comes as Brisbane was placed into a three day lockdown earlier this month to combat the recent announcement locally acquired covid-19 cases being detected in the Greater Brisbane Region, Gold Coast […]