Dear valued members & partners, In support of our Exclusive Principal Partnership with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, AHA (Vic) has transferred its banking facilities accordingly. We ask that you please update details at your end to reflect our new bank account information as follows: Bank: Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaName: Australian Hotels & Hospitality Inc.BSB: 063-000Account Number: 14-309-142 Payments […]
CONTINUE READINGMembers who employ staff under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 (HIGA 2010) are reminded of the forthcoming public holiday and arrangements under that award. The forthcoming award public holidays for the whole of Victoria are: 2018 Melbourne Cup* Tuesday 6 November Christmas day Tuesday 25 December Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December 2019 New Years Day Tuesday […]
CONTINUE READINGRecently, AHA (Vic) was informed of fraudulent activities by customers in member hotels using handheld EFTPOS terminals. This may occur when a handheld terminal is passed by a staff member to a customer to enter their personal identification number (PIN) and the opportunistic customer in fact manually enters a stolen credit card number. After consulting […]
CONTINUE READINGThe 170th Annual General Meeting of the Australian Hotels Association (Victoria) was held Tuesday whereby the elections for Executive Committee office bearers were conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission. In accordance with the provisions of the AHA (Vic) constitution, all positions of the Executive Committee were made vacant and elections were held. The results are as […]
CONTINUE READINGThe hotel industry employs a number of younger students over school holiday periods. State and territory laws regulate the employment of young persons on matters such as minimum age, when work can be performed and prohibition on certain types of work. A young employee in hotels comes under the provisions of the HIGA and the […]
CONTINUE READINGAt the start of the daylight saving period [2am Sunday 7 October 2018], move your clocks forward one hour: Sunday, 7 October 2018, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to become Sunday, 7 October 2018, 3:00:00 am local (Victorian) daylight time instead. The Liquor Licensing rule is: 1. Adjust the clock per the above, then 2. Look at your liquor licence to determine […]
CONTINUE READINGMembers are advised that as required by the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, the 2017/18 financial statements of the Australian Hotels Association (Victoria) are now available and can be viewed via the below link. 2017/18 Australian Hotels Association (Victoria) Financial Statement The accounts of the Australian Hotels and Hospitality Association Inc. are also available […]
CONTINUE READINGAppointment to AHA (Vic) Council is subject to the following conditions: Candidates can only be nominated to the Division in which their hotel is located; Candidates must be nominated by at least two AHA (Vic) financial members (as at 14 August 2018) from their respective Division; If an AHA (Vic) financial member is a corporation, […]
CONTINUE READINGHigh prices The Australian Consumer Law does not regulate the pricing of goods and services. If you think a business is charging too much, you may wish to offer your feedback directly to them, or to the relevant industry association, for their consideration. Businesses may charge what they see as a fair and reasonable price, […]
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