Uber’s cover up – a prime example of what not to do under the forthcoming ‘notifiable data breaches’ amendment

Uber has been subject to a data hack of colossal proportions which it attempted to sweep under the carpet by paying ransom to the hackers. The data, which contained the names, email addresses and mobile numbers of some 57 million users, was stolen from a third-party cloud server used by Uber. The incident raises several [...]

2017-11-22T23:33:38+00:00November 22nd, 2017|Business Advice, Compliance, Data Protection|Comments Off on Uber’s cover up – a prime example of what not to do under the forthcoming ‘notifiable data breaches’ amendment

When a CV Gets You Fired: The Consequences of Fraudulently Misrepresenting Skills, Qualifications and Experience

A friend of mine, who spent one summer reupholstering worn movie seats, proudly held the title ‘chairman of the cinema’. Indeed, when it comes to CV building we are all guilty of some degree of puffery or embellishment. The Fair Work Commission is yet to fully thresh the boundary between CV ‘padding’, which is often [...]

2017-11-22T06:46:32+00:00November 21st, 2017|Business Advice, Compliance, employees, Employment Law|Comments Off on When a CV Gets You Fired: The Consequences of Fraudulently Misrepresenting Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Intellectual Property and Meta Tags; Three Lessons for Businesses

Suppose you totter home from a boozy night only to discover that you have lost your keys. Equipped with a smartphone, you Google the words “24/7 locksmith”. The search yields a list of locksmiths all eager for your business. According to rudimentary statistics, you have a 33% chance of clicking the first listed site, a [...]

2017-10-31T22:05:56+00:00October 31st, 2017|Business Advice, Compliance, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Intellectual Property and Meta Tags; Three Lessons for Businesses

The Fair Work App

The Fair Work ombudsman has ‘appified’ the timesheet. The free app is aimed at tackling the persistent problem of employers underpaying staff and breaching record-keeping and pay slip laws. We tested the app and we were impressed. What does the app do? ‘Record My Hours’ lets workers automatically keep track of and store their working [...]

2017-10-26T00:35:23+00:00October 25th, 2017|Business Advice, Compliance, Employment Law, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Fair Work App
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