Partners

Our national law partner Barry.Nilsson. (BN) is available to give you the peace of mind that your decisions and actions are the right ones. With a team of more than 160 lawyers and offices in all six states, BN can assist your business in the areas of employment law, commercial advice and Fair Work representation.

Employment Law & Fair Work

BN’s employment practices liability team has extensive experience advising businesses on claims made against them in the employment, discrimination and workplace health and safety fields. Their lawyers’ backgrounds in workplace relations means they have a deep understanding of employment law and significant insight into the types of claims regularly brought against employers across a range of sectors. BN assists employers in the course of regulatory investigations and prosecutions, defending claims brought by employees for compensation, pecuniary penalties and alternative statutory remedies, and advises employers in relation to dismissals and on amendments to enterprise agreements.

BN is well placed to assist with matters relating to:

• workplace legislation and regulations
• industrial relations legislation and regulations
• equal opportunity and discrimination legislation
• work health and safety laws, including critical incident management advice.

Find out more here.

Commercial Advice

BN’s commercial team offers an end-to-end business advisory service through every stage of the business development cycle. Our team focuses on providing clients with commercially realistic and practical advice. Every transaction, deal and project is unique, which is why the solutions they provide are bespoke. Their 30 year history means they’ve been around long enough to know which opportunities are feasible and where you may need to compromise in order to get the desired commercial result.

BN can advise businesses on a diverse range of general commercial issues, including:

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Business structures, including joint venture and partnership agreements
• Supply contracts and conditions
• Bespoke commercial agreements
• Guarantees and indemnities
• Funding arrangements
• Building works agreements
• Commercial and retail leasing
• Property development
• Marinas
• Franchising

Find out more here.

We recommend that our clients have the peace of mind that they have adequate cover in the event of a claim and they enjoy favourable Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance cover terms based on having their “Employment Practices house in order” with Business 360.

Lewis Insurance Services, is an Corporate Authorised Representative of Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Ltd. (IAA) and provide expert advice on General Insurance products are provided by IAA, who can assist with bespoke insurance terms on your behalf.

Risks to businesses are constantly expanding and changing, and no business faces a single set of risks for more than a short period of time. Contemporary risk management means more than Liability, Property and Directors & Officers Liability Insurance.

At Lewis Insurance Services, we’re focused on how to optimise risk management in your business to protect your assets, your employees and your bottom line.

Our Services to you include:

• Management of all policy matters including assistance with claims, policy endorsements and amendments and advice on any matters in relation to your insurance program.
• Negotiation of renewal terms with insurers including obtaining quotations from other insurers where required and providing options and recommendations to you for consideration.
• Recommendations on new policies/additional covers on existing policies for your business. Including obtaining quotations and arranging cover.
• Engaging of specialist providers following consultation with you, to assist in specific areas such as Risk Management including Workplace Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, Valuers and Quantity Surveyors, Employment and Workplace Relations assistance.

Lewis Insurance Services are dedicated to making insurance simple and helping businesses optimise risk management, for greater value and protection. We provide quality advice to ensure our clients business assets and liabilities are adequately protected, with premium support prior to, and during, the claims process. Illustrating our dedication to service excellence, is our fast and efficient claims services, including quickly attending to any required insurance program amendments. As your insurance adviser, we manage all claims on your behalf.

Disclaimer: Lewis Insurance Services (ABN: 64 898 289 341) is a Corporate Authorised Representative of Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Ltd CAR No: 1269101, AFSL: 240549, ABN: 15 003 886 687.

Business 360 has partnered with AIM, to provide a range of business courses that address personal effectiveness and skillset gaps within your key people.

Through this partnership link you receive 20% off AIM’s wide selection of highly rated short course training programs, delivered face to face at on our national campus network.

Australian Institute of Management Education & Training (AIM) is a Registered Training Organisation and TEQSA approved Higher Education provider listed on the national register. AIM Education and Training is a part of Scentia – a leading Australian education and training group with unrivalled student offerings across corporate solutions, short courses, vocational education and post-graduate higher education.

Founded in 1941, AIM Education & Training is the trusted career partner of Australian managers and leaders at every stage of their career journey. Every year, 20,000 professionals take part in over 80 training programs and study towards any one of 8 Vocational Qualifications in 5 campuses located across Australia.

Discover how Australian Institute of Management Education and Training can help transform your career and organisation:

Short Courses

AIM has an unrivalled breadth and depth of training options including over 80 Short Courses and over 20 Online Short Courses across a range of subject areas including; Leadership & Management, Project Management, Human Resources, Digital Marketing, Communication, Finance, Professional Development and Sales.

MBA+

Build your future step by step with the MBA+. Designed for working professionals, you can study at your own pace and gain a coveted MBA qualification. With flexibility built in at every stage, you can maintain your work-life balance while building your future.

AIM Access

When it comes to professional development, organisations often only budget learning and development for selected levels, so many employees miss out on critical training. AIM Access is revolutionising learning by providing personalised development at scale with subscription access to AIM face-to-face short courses at five campuses across Australia.

FAA group have been working with big and small organisations across Australia for over 25 years, helping employers and employees with their financial future. We offer Employee Benefit Programs (EBP) and Salary Packaging that employers use as a management tool to influence positive culture within an organisation. These initiatives engage employees so they feel valued and appreciated and in our experience will lead to improved attraction and retention.

These services are at no cost to you, the Employer.

What are the benefits:

• Support your employees to maximise tax saving entitlements with Salary Packaging
• Broad range of specialists and services available – please see our website for more info
• Regular on-site presence at your work sites with Information Sessions available for both those in the accumulation and retirement phases of life
• Be available for Induction Sessions
• Complimentary appointments for staff with no obligation
• Literature you can distribute to improve awareness and uptake of their benefits
• Improve attraction and retention of staff
• Staff feel valued and appreciated
• An intranet site is provided at no cost to you.

For more information please contact Kyle Newman on 1300 49 11 41.

Arabon’s Payroll Solution provides organisations with a consistent, secure, accurate and compliant payroll service. The comprehensive solution includes new employee setup, paying staff and providing payslips, meeting STP requirements and compliance and superannuation administration.

Payrolling services include setting up your employees in our payroll software, lodging TFN declarations, preparing bulk payment (.aba) files for employee payments, sending electronic pay slips, reporting payments through Single Touch Payroll (STP), lodging PAYG withholding activity statements, preparing superannuation payments and reporting through a clearing house of our choice. Options for weekly, fortnightly/twice monthly and monthly are available.

If clients are using Xero/QBO/MYOB Essentials, we can service directly into your software subscription. Other software we provide for seamless processing include KeyPay for payroll and Deputy for rostering, time and attendance.

We have a passion for our clients and our joy at seeing their achievements has led us to expand our service offering over the years, to provide all-inclusive solutions that help our clients reach their goals. The Arabon Family has diverse expertise to give you the advice you need to make confident decisions about your family, wealth, and future. From our family to yours – welcome to the Arabon Family.

Advivo Accountants and Advisors is an innovative and dynamic accountancy and business advisory firm. We specialise in guiding and mentoring business success and transformation whilst ensuring your business and personal goals are met.

Our approach is to listen and understand you, your business, your personal objectives and goals. Together we will develop strategies and milestones incorporated into a regular monitored program of meetings and reviews.

Advivo is made up of passionate, proactive and results driven individuals incorporating diverse skill sets, all working together for our clients to give you the very best in accounting, taxation and business advice.

In the words of Stephen Covey, we “begin with the end in mind”. We work with businesses who are actively seeking business growth. We focus on the delivery of professional and pro-active accounting, financial management and corporate advisory services to reach our clients’ goals as part of their team. We also work with other trusted advisors and consultants to ensure there is a comprehensive brains trust supporting your business to ensure your business grows and prospers.

Our commitment to take you and your business to the next level is underpinned by our five core values of Innovation, Accountability, Aligned With You, Customer Service Excellence and Proactivity.