Dear <<First Name>>, 

Last week, the NRA was concerned to hear the Federal Government announce that they would be cracking down on so-called ‘dodgy franchisees’ through the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017, which currently sits before the federal parliament.

The legislation seeks to make franchisors more responsible for underpayment of employees by franchisees and in the process lead to the introduction of additional red tape.

Moreover, the Vulnerable Workers Bill also seeks to whack a franchise group with a $54,000 fine for every instance of underpayment by one of their franchisees.

Similarly, in cases where a serious contravention has occurred, the fine for an individual franchisee will increase from $10,800 to $108,000... Read more >>

Dominique Lamb, CEO