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76pc of Caltex franchises exploiting workers
Petrol giant Caltex has been blasted by the Fair Work Ombudsman for systemic underpayment of wages and an unsustainable operating model across its franchise network.
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Petrol giant Caltex has been blasted by the Fair Work Ombudsman for systemic underpayment of wages and an unsustainable operating model across its franchise network.
When Caltex Australia boss Julian Segal and a group of senior officers were called to a meeting with the workplace regulator in Sydney on February 21, they knew the news wouldn't be pretty.
Retail Food Group and the performance of its scandal-ridden Australian franchise operation will be laid bare this week when it releases its interim results.
The Australian Financial Review can reveal that on Friday afternoon Premier received a current copy of Myer's entire shareholder register.
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne is expected to outline what the next 12 months will hold, including some of his priorities for the Royal Commission into Financial Services.
When AMP releases its full-year results this week, can it reinstate its $500 million share buyback and draw a line in the sand on a lost dec...
A new code to cover life insurance in super funds could trigger government intervention and a savage backlash from the consumer movement.
A bill introduced into Parliament on whistleblower protections will need to be amended to meet the so-called "Jeff Morris litmus test".
When Solomon Lew sent the message to Myer chairman Garry Hounsell "this is round one, we are only just getting started", he wasn't kidding.
Nationals Senator Barry O'Sullivan says his push for a banking royal commission is gathering steam.
If 7-Eleven was sincere about making good, why did it close its compensation scheme?
Ahead of its AGM on Wednesday, the jury is still out for investors questioning its response to a wage fraud scandal.
KPMG report concludes that the recapitalisation option for Slater & Gordon is superior.
If new legislation on whistleblower protection reforms isn't watered down, it will put a rocket under corporate Australia.
Brambles has some unhappy investors on its register, with valid concerns, that include the way it remunerates executives.
Speculation is rife that AMP boss Craig Meller's succession is gathering pace, and the "trust us" attitudes at AMP are wearing thin.
Shareholders are realising that companies delivering good returns but with a questionable culture are becoming an investment risk.
A merger or asset sale would mean one less competitor in an industry dominated by skinny margins and powerful supermarket chains.
A new financial disputes scheme is part of measures being rolled by the government as a panacea for the crisis in confidence in financial se...
Board renewal is on the cards at Myer as it prepares to report full-year results this week.
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