The 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, […]
CONTINUE READINGDear Members, Recently, the Victorian Parliament passed the Liquor and Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (the LGLA Act). The LGLA Act amends the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (LCR Act) which will mean a number of changes for you. As of today, licensees that were previously required to maintain an RSA register are no longer required to do so, […]
CONTINUE READINGA number of costs have increased in recent times, some significantly, adding to the total operating cost of pub and hotel businesses. Having regard to increases in such costs including the increase in the excise on alcoholic beverages from 1 August 2018, AHA (Vic) is of the view that the following prices are warranted with […]
CONTINUE READINGGrand Final Eve Public Holiday – Friday 28 September 2018 Melbourne Cup Public Holiday – Tuesday 6 November 2018 Members who employ staff under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 (HIGA 2010) are reminded of the above forthcoming public holiday and arrangements under that award. The HIGA provides the following arrangements for the public holiday listed above: Rates where […]
CONTINUE READING2018 Annual Wage Increase of 3.5% Effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2018 New wage rate schedules can be found under Documents once logged in and it should be noted that Sunday penalty rates for full time and part time employees has reduced a further 10% down to a 160% penalty. Updated […]
CONTINUE READINGThank you for your continued support of AHA (Vic) & TAA (Vic). As we have come to the end of the financial year, it’s membership renewal time. We have recently moved to a new membership database which means this year we can save trees and from tomorrow we will be sending out renewal invoices via […]
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