2020 Budget Overview

The Federal Government released the 2020 Budget last night, so for your convenience FTMA has done a quick summary of what it means for your and your business. There are some great things included in this year’s budget, especially if you are looking to hire new staff...

Moving Forward in a Different World

If there is one thing that COVID 19 has taught us it is that nothing stays the same.  FTMA recently brought this to our attention, referring us to the ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ book. This book has some excellent lessons to help us cope with the past few months, the coming...

Wage Theft Now a Criminal Offence in Queensland

This article was provided by Brian Beecroft CEO of Timber Trade Industrial Association. Earlier this month, the Queensland Government amended the Criminal Code to enable wage theft to be prosecuted following a Parliamentary Committee Inquiry which determined there was...