Backpacker tax to be 19%; departure tax to rise
From 1 January, the tax rate for those on working holidays will be 19 percent on earnings up to A$37,000. This has…
AHA Hospitality Awards national winners announced
The Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence dinner was held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, on the Gold Coast on…
Aubergines Ben Willis receives ACT Lifetime Achiever Award
Canberra local Ben Willis from Aubergine has been named the ACTs Lifetime Achiever at the 2016 ACT Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering…
Quay named Restaurant of the Year at NSW R&CA awards
The top honours at this years NSW Restaurant & Catering Australia Awards for Excellence went to Quay, which won Restaurant of the…
Former restaurant operator failed to pay wages for more than a year
A former Victorian restaurant operator has been penalised more than $50,000 and criticised for his morally moribund and calculated and deceitful exploitation…
Sushi chain short-changes visa-holders $123,000
Nine overseas workers employed by a sushi restaurant chain in Brisbane were short-changed more than $123,000 over 16 months, a Fair Work…
2016 Tasmanian Wine List Awards announced
Twelve Stones Restaurant at Pontville and The Glass House on Hobarts waterfront have been announced as the recipients of the 2016 Tasmanian…
Restaurant failed to check wage rates and underpaid visa-holders $40,000
A Korean migrant who opened a restaurant in Melbourne last year without checking the wages applicable to his business has now been…
Penfolds Magill Estate takes out top gong at restaurant industry awards
Penfolds Magill Estate has won Restaurant of the Year for the second year in a row at the 2016 SA Savour Australia…
Restaurateur justified underpayment because employee ate too much
The operators of a Queensland restaurant have been penalised $21,000 after paying a young Chinese backpacker just $10 an hour.