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Election Heats Up For Small Business

Posted Wed, 2010-07-14 15:51 by Ray Borradale

As Australia’s election looms the Federal Opposition leader has promised small business changes denied by the Rudd/Gillard government.

You Signed What?

Posted Fri, 2010-06-04 21:55 by Ray Borradale

‘From time to time’ franchisees, and even normal folk, put their signatures to contracts that in hindsight were obviously intended to separate them and their money and deliver simmering leverage as a ‘don’t argue’ surprise.

Aus KFC Records and CCTV Purged?

Posted Tue, 2009-10-27 04:43 by Ray Borradale

A Sydney KFC outlet has apparently purged records denying a plaintiff the opportunity to verify culpability in a case of salmonella poisoning and an 11 year old girl.

Australian Dead Rat Bounce

Posted Sat, 2009-06-06 08:13 by Ray Borradale

CANBERRA: The Australian MP who released the Rudd Government's draft national ‘unfair contract' terms provision for public comment has been elevated to Cabinet prior to the introduction of the controversial new legislation.

Australian Franchisors Prefer Unfair Contract Laws

Posted Fri, 2009-05-22 02:37 by Ray Borradale

"Franchisors need to be flexible. You often need to change the business system, so you will have provisions in the contract that say ‘we need to change this system as often as we need to.' You need that to protect the flexibility of the system."