Privacy Risks in your Business
How are you handling privacy risks in your business? Even as a small to medium business, if you are handling personal information of your clients, customers, employees, or any other stakeholder, you should have processes [...]
Unfair Contract Terms: Australia’s UCT Framework Updated
Australia’s unfair contract terms (UCT) framework came into existence in 2010, when protections against unfair trading terms embedded within the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No.1) 2010 became part of the Australian Consumer [...]
Independent Contractor or Employee? We’ve come full circle
Prior to 2022, the test of whether a person was considered to be an independent contractor or employee was based on applying a multi-factorial test (‘MFT’). The MFT looked at the substance of the relationship [...]
Employment Law Alert: Fair Work raises minimum wage – is your business ready?
What’s the increase? As of 1 July 2024, the hourly minimum rate of pay will be raised by 3.75%. That is: An increase from $23.23 an hour to $24.10; or Approximately an increase of $33 [...]
Why Companies also need Shareholders Agreements
It is both good practice and prudent risk management to prepare and use a shareholders agreement for shareholders in proprietary limited companies. They can operate as a “rule book” for shareholders and also separate their [...]
“Tis the season…to be careful” | Considerations for employees
As an employee, you should always be mindful of your interactions with co-workers and colleagues, in and out of work. There have been plenty of cases that have found that misconduct occurred to an employee’s behaviour [...]
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