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Hysterical reaction to Uber (gig) drivers not being employees. ATO wake-up call
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Earlier this month the Fair Work Ombudsman released a statement that, after a two-year investigation, it has concluded that drivers working through Uber are not employees. The TWU described the decision as ‘…devastating for workers in the gig economy’. We disagree...... MoreGoodness. Shock! We’re praising the ATO. That’s not like us!!!
Monday, June 3, 2019
It probably had to happen at some stage! For all the criticism we direct at the ATO (all warranted) there had to come a time when we could direct some praise! In this instance it's our first-hand experience of the ATO's new Independent Review process for small business disputes..... MoreOur role in the election campaign. Independence and aspiration
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Last Saturday’s (18 May) surprise election outcome has triggered a tsunami of commentary about what went wrong for Shorten’s Labor and what went right for Morrison’s Coalition. In this post, we present our take on the election was well as details of our social media and website campaigning... MoreATO exposed again! Systemic mistreatment of small business people
Monday, April 29, 2019
It doesn’t seem to stop. The ATO continues to deny that it does anything wrong, but official reviews and reports keep slamming the ATO. This time it’s the Small Business Ombudsman reporting on the ATO’s enforcing debt even while the debt is being challenged in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The report finds that the ATO does this on 12 per cent of occasions... MoreMore SEA News...
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See our responses on these arguments in 2011. See our success at the International Labour Organisation in 2006.
And now the new attack is against the ‘gig economy’. We have new campaigns on our hands!
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