The recent Westpac scandal has revealed the importance of compliance and its impact on brand and culture; something that we at Safetrac have spoken about since the inception of the organisation – nearly…
The protection of your business (and your brand) involves two very important components: compliance with industry regulations and the law and secondly, the education, growth and well-being of individual employees.
Changing mindsets towards compliance training is difficult, however not impossible. And if applied positively and thoughtfully, could add immense value to your workplace.
Are You Meeting Your Obligations? As well as being required to comply with the many laws that apply to the private sector, government agencies also have their own unique obligations…
Equal opportunity is now a business buzz word. This is largely due to the growing number of harassment and discrimination cases being brought before the courts. It’s also due to…
A contract is a legally binding agreement entered into by two or more parties, which contains three basic components: Agreement (offer and acceptance) Consideration (exchange of goods or services) Intention…
The Australian Taxation Office received an extra $445 million in the 2010 Federal Budget. Why should that concern you? Because they are using those funds to attempt to recover more…
The International Monetary Fund was quoted as saying that between two and five per cent of the world’s economy is made up of laundered money. It is now thought to…
As with most professions these days, financial advisers are subject to a number of regulations and standards put in place by governments to protect consumers and investors. Financial advice is…
If you’re in the business of lending money for personal use, then you have a range of obligations under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act. The NCCP is a nationally…
Debt collectors have a range of obligations under the Competition and Consumer Act, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act, and the Office of Fair Trading in each Australian state…
If you’re in the general insurance industry, you are probably already part of the 90% who are signatories to the General Insurance Code of Practice, A voluntary code developed by…
In order to hold an Australian Financial Services licence, an organisation is required by ASIC to nominate a Responsible Officer. This is the person who is responsible for your organisational…
“… internal costs and time saved by Fisher and Paykel more than satisfied the Return on Investment expectations of the organisation”.
