ATO launches ironic dob-in hotline | Apple gets roasted | Afterpay's legal loophole

How Afterpay skirts consumer laws | Boosting employee productivity by 15% | What smart PR looks like | Why all small-business owners need a 'wellbeing budget' | And more ..................................

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019 View in browser Australia's go-to publication for small business news, analysis and advice. TAX // ATO to launch dob-in-a-business hotline in effort to crack down on $10 billion tax hole The tax office is targeting businesses who offer discounts for cash payments. LEGAL // Injured employee who was fired eight months after "slandering" boss wins $4,000 in compo "You can't sit on it." TECHNOLOGY // Apple roasted after unveiling $1,500 accessory for its latest product A new level of ridiculousness. RETAIL // A legal loophole: How Afterpay and other buy-now-pay-later providers skirt consumer laws Should the law draw a line between credit and debt? STARTUPS // Notiv raises $1.4 million for tech that takes meeting notes for you "Unlimited recall of all the best bits of what happens in your business."   SPONSORED BY TAYLOR AND SCOTT When a trust is a must: How SME owners can share the burden of finance Starting the process is not as hard as you think.   MARKETING // All publicity isn't good publicity: What smart PR looks like Some examples of stunts gone wrong. WELLBEING // Jacinda Ardern paves the way: Why all small-business owners need a 'wellbeing budget' Seven ideas to get you started. PEOPLE // Reinventing water cooler chats: Fostering social interaction is key to increasing workplace productivity Want to increase employee productivity by 10-15%?   SPONSORED BY AHRI Take part in shaping the future The future is more vitally human than ever. The learning of today will be the knowledge of tomorrow. Take part in an immersive experience designed to shape human capital management for the future.   THIS TIME LAST YEAR // Mortgage Choice to review structures as franchisees claim distress: Is momentum building for change? A "constant state of anxiety". DISCOVER MORE: EOFY PROFILES ADVICE THE PET INDUSTRY   Update your subscription preferences Copyright © 2019 Private Media Pty Ltd, publishers of SmartCompany. All Rights Reserved.