Posts By acapma

Earlier this year, the Federal Court ordered a small South Australian Construction business to pay a former casual worker 15 years’ worth of annual leave on the basis that the …
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ACAPMA is the national peak body that represents the interests of the Fuel Wholesale and Fuel Retail industry in Australia.

First founded as the Australian Petroleum Agents and Distributors Association …
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ACAPMA staged the third annual Asia-Pacific Fuel Industry Forum (APFIF) at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland on 5 and 6 September 2018.

The event was attended by more than 200 …
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In a recent landmark decision the full Federal Court has applied penalties to a qualified accounting and payroll firm for its role in the underpayment of staff at a restaurant …
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Managing staff absences, particularly during the busy peaks of Christmas and Easter, is a challenge for all businesses.  In addition to managing the increasing complexity that penalty rates bring, businesses …
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The operation of franchises in Australia has been a topic of considerable debate for more than three years. Unfortunately, much of this debate was initiated in response to revelations of …
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ACAPMA recently attended the NSW Robbery and Serious Crimes Squad Advisory Council Meeting with NSW Police where robbery trend, statistics and control measures were discussed across a range of industries …
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The nation’s service station network is currently undergoing significant renewal.

Some of this renewal relates to the natural ageing of service station assets in the face of increasing regulations, particularly …
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The Australian fuel retailing industry is a big beast.

During 2017/18, the industry employed an estimated 45,000 people working across 6900 sites that are conservatively valued at around $23B.

In …
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Earlier this year, the Queensland Government announced that it intended to introduce a two-year trial of fuel price reporting in Queensland and would work with key stakeholders to develop an …
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