Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

The storm of flu,pneumonia,colds and other germs circulating this winter drove a massive surge in the number of Australians taking sick leave.

  • byKate Aubusson

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Borrowers dodge rate rise as consumers trade down to save cash

Borrowers dodge rate rise as consumers trade down to save cash

Minutes of the Reserve Bank’s most recent meeting show it considered a further interest rate rise. But economists believe cuts are now more likely.

  • byRachel Clun andShane Wright
MYOB buys fintech Flare,moving on after ‘semi-ignorant’ reaction to ANZ talks

MYOB buys fintech Flare,moving on after ‘semi-ignorant’ reaction to ANZ talks

Accounting software provider MYOB has beefed up its offerings by acquiring Flare,a financial services business backed by investors such as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull,for an undisclosed sum.

  • bySimone Fox Koob
‘Makes more sense’:Investors back ANZ play for Suncorp assets as MYOB deal put on ice

‘Makes more sense’:Investors back ANZ play for Suncorp assets as MYOB deal put on ice

Shareholders in ANZ Bank have endorsed any move by the lender to acquire banking assets from Suncorp,as the big four bank looks to expand its share in retail banking.

  • byClancy Yeates
ANZ Bank eyes off MYOB in battle for customer data

ANZ Bank eyes off MYOB in battle for customer data

ANZ Bank is eyeing off a potential multibillion dollar buyout of MYOB,as it looks to get its hands on more customer data and win business clients.

  • byClancy Yeates andSimone Fox Koob
‘Santa did not show up’:Business-to-business turnover hits lowest level on record

‘Santa did not show up’:Business-to-business turnover hits lowest level on record

Companies suffered their slowest Christmas season due to the Omicron strain of COVID-19,with data showing business turnover reaching its lowest levels over December.

  • byJennifer Duke
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MYOB turns up the heat on Xero in small business lending

MYOB turns up the heat on Xero in small business lending

Accounting software firm MYOB is muscling into the small business loans space through a partnership with Valiant Finance in a bid to take on its major rival.

  • byCara Waters
MYOB set to move into invoice financing in wake of Greensill collapse

MYOB set to move into invoice financing in wake of Greensill collapse

Accounting giant MYOB is pushing into invoice financing,undeterred by the bad invoice-business headlines from the collapse of global financing firm Greensill Capital.

  • byCara Waters
HR startup Flare banks $22m in fresh funding from MYOB,Malcolm Turnbull

HR startup Flare banks $22m in fresh funding from MYOB,Malcolm Turnbull

MYOB and Malcolm Turnbull are leading a $22 million investment in human resources and payroll technology startup Flare.

  • byCara Waters
MYOB cuts 130 jobs and warns of'artificial economy'
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MYOB cuts 130 jobs and warns of'artificial economy'

Accounting software provider MYOB has cut 130 jobs as chief executive Greg Ellis warns of Australia's artificial economy propped up by JobKeeper and JobSeeker programs.

  • byCara Waters
Rise of the machines:Is trust in payroll software disastrous?

Rise of the machines:Is trust in payroll software disastrous?

Businesses are told payroll has never been easier to process - and that's a problem,warn experts.

  • byEmma Koehn