News
13 February 2020

SME ombudsman threatens legislation over late payments

Region:
Asia-Pacific

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says she will recommend federal legislation requiring all businesses to be paid in 30 days if big companies continue to flout reasonable payment terms.“In the past week, Telstra and Rio Tinto have moved to 20-day...

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