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Posted on Nov 28, 2016

The gig economy will not abolish working 9 to 5

There is little new about the ‘gig economy’. The word ‘gig’ originates from 1920s jazz musicians who played a small concert or ‘engagement’ at a venue. Dolly Parton may have sung about working 9 to 5, but her life was moving from one gig to another.  We have always had plumbers, electricians, and lawyers who do temporary work, and are not paid by clients when they are idle. However, do new apps such as Uber or Deliveroo mean the end of the 9 to 5 job, and do these platforms need to be regulated?

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Posted on Nov 24, 2016

KDK Bulletin 24 November 2016 – 4 hot topics

See KDK Bulletin 24 November 2016 for Minter Ellison on private equity hot areas for 2017, how to switch from underperforming superfunds according to Financial Services Council, and Roy Morgan research on why the retail industry is slow on technology. A Matter of Opinion is by The Grattan Institute’s Stephen Duckett on why we need a sugar tax on drinks to recover the costs of obesity.  This week’s expert is Grant Thornton partner Elizabeth Lucas. For more go to http://bit.ly/2f7uBvV

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Posted on Nov 23, 2016

A sugar tax on drinks to recover the community costs of obesity

Australia should introduce a tax on sugary drinks to recoup some of the costs of obesity to the community. The best option is an excise tax of 40 cents per 100 grams of sugar, on all non-alcoholic, water-based drinks that contain added sugar. Such a tax would increase the price of a two-litre bottle of soft drink by about 80 cents, raise about $500 million a year, and generate a fall of about 15 per cent in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, as consumers switched to water and other drinks not subject to the new tax.

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Posted on Nov 3, 2016

KDK Bulletin 3 November 2016 – 4 hot topics

See KDK Bulletin 3 November 2016 for King & Wood Mallesons’ insights on key judgments in China, KPMG says more disruption in fintech, and investment still sliding according to Deloitte Access Economics. A Matter of Opinion is by Grant Thornton’s John Gleeson on the demand for content.  This week’s expert is Futureye managing director Katherine Teh-White. For more go to http://bit.ly/2eANseu

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Posted on Nov 2, 2016

Demand for content is reshaping the market

Just look at your average family of five. Twenty years ago, they would spend their evenings together, watching one scheduled broadcast chosen from a limited number of channels on the family TV. Today, new technologies mean that entertainment is available on numerous channels on a multitude of devices. So broadcasters might need five different types of content to cater for one family at any one time.

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