Misconduct at Work Can Lead to a Summary Dismissal
Are your employees doing what they’re told? An employee following the reasonable directives of their employer is one of the most fundamental and essential ingredients of the employment relationship....
Read MoreWhy Employers Need a Social Media Policy
Social Media Policy 75% of businesses don’t have a formal policy in place on the use of social media 1 …Do you? In a recent report Sensis and AIMIA it...
Read MoreProtecting High Income Employees by Providing a Guarantee of Annual Earnings
Why should I provide a Guarantee of Annual Earnings? Together with the 2.9 % increase to minimum wages, the high income threshold has increased from 1 July 2012. This...
Read MoreResign or be fired?
When faced with the need to terminate the employment of a worker, sometimes employers will offer the employee the option to resign or face termination of employment. In this...
Read MoreFamily Violence: New Amendments to the Family Law Act
Important amendments to the Family Law Act relating to family violence came into effect on 7 June 2012… Family violence and abuse have always been very important issues in...
Read MoreWorkers in NSW have a $481,950 reason to have a Will
Why Should All Workers in NSW Have a Will? Over the last few years there have been major changes to the NSW Workers Compensation Laws which relate to workers...
Read MoreBusiness Contracts: The Devil is in the Details
Overlooking important “fine print” in business contracts can get you badly burnt by that “Devil in the detail” We’re all guilty of overlooking the fine print of legal documents,...
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Electing Trial
In the criminal jurisdictions of Australia and New Zealand (and some other Western criminal jurisdictions) prosecutions are commenced by the laying of an “information” in a first instance court,...
Read MoreCopyright Law in Australia – 9 Facts You Should Know!
Can I claim copyright? It is possible that you or your business creates material over which you could claim copyright for example, you may create a logo, newsletter, drawings...
Read MoreHow duplication on the internet increases your legal risk
Before the internet came along the copying of original works typically relied on human intervention. A manuscript to be published would go through many hands before printed copies were...
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