Welcome relief, but more needed
The RBA and federal government have made an admirable start to the necessary coronavirus recovery packages.
Coles
Shelves empty and cupboards bare
Nice try, Woolies, but this needs more thought
Shopping set to change, says UBS
Panic buying could be lifting supermarket sales by as much as 25 per cent and permanently changing the way we shop, UBS says.
Coles to take on 5000 casuals
Coles will recruit 5000 casual workers to meet customer demand.
Coles in rude health despite panic-buying
Supermarket giant Coles is running at full capacity in the wake of a run on perceived essential items and extra security.
Rules relaxed to ease grocery squeeze
Visa restrictions for foreign students will be lifted for Coles and Woolworths to help stores cope with the demand for grocery staples.
Panic buying ‘threatens toilet paper supply’
Panic buying of toilet paper across Australia could now threaten the nation’s supplies, Sorbent’s maker says.
Coles faces probe on underpayments
Fair Work Ombudsman accuses Coles of breaching workplace laws after workers were underpaid $15m over six years.
Coles profit slips, feels virus impact
Supermarket giant Coles’s statutory net profit fell in the first half, as it warned of disruptions in China caused by coronavirus.
Vegan activist’s Christmas protest
Tash Peterson soaked herself in fake blood and marched through supermarkets, playing audio of distressed animals.
What’s so great about Aldi?
LISTEN: Kirby & Kohler talk royal commission, whether the ALP will budge on franking credits and Aldi’s impact.
How bag ban hit Coles sales
IN the first public admission of the cost of the plastic bag ban changeover, the head of Wesfarmers concedes Coles took a sales hit.
Questions about Coles bosses
How close is the incoming chair of spin-off Coles to Wesfarmers? Has the supermarket chain’s new CEO improved as a leader?
Make ALP pay for union collusion
Wage theft is funding Labor thanks to its affiliates’ dirty deals with big corporations.
When wage deal is false bargain
The Coles case offers a salutary lesson on the perils of enterprise bargaining.
Qantas shares low-flying fruit?
Macquarie says the airline’s cash generation is “under appreciated”, the stock well placed to play sector catch up.
Worker’s defiance dooms EBA
Underpaid employee Penny Vickers has a case against Coles and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association.
Workers are being badly failed
Enterprise agreements were no bargain for Coles workers, who have been underpaid somewhere between $70-100m a year.
Kill the cosy IR club for good
A wrecking ball just smashed through the front doors of Australia’s industrial relations club.
Bad news in store for bosses
The Coalition seems ready to adopt a policy that prohibits financial transactions between businesses and unions.
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