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Deregulating TAFE is a big risk to the labour market

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The leaked paper outlining the government’s plans to deregulate TAFE would have a serious impact on large sections of the labour market.

The proposed policy not only highlights an ideological commitment to fee deregulation, prioritising industry...

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Contract law change leaves franchisees vulnerable

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Recent amendments to laws extending individual protections against unfair contracts to cover small business activity may miss the mark in protecting potentially vulnerable franchisees.

Under the revised provisions, which will not come into force until November this year, there are two threshold levels. For contracts up to 12 months, the total...

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