Employers and Franchisors Beware – New Bill Strengthens Watchdog and Imposes Tougher Penalties for Breaches of Workplace Laws

Earlier this month, The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 passed both houses of parliament. When the Bill comes into force, employers, franchisors and holding companies will face significantly higher penalties if they contravene the pay slip and reporting obligations under the Fair Work Act 2009. Under these new laws, Franchisors will come under [...]

2017-10-25T04:51:34+00:00September 25th, 2017|Business Advice, Compliance, Employment Law, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Employers and Franchisors Beware – New Bill Strengthens Watchdog and Imposes Tougher Penalties for Breaches of Workplace Laws
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Unfair Contracts

The new unfair contracts legislation came into effect in November of 2016 and will affect hundreds of thousands of business contracts.   Many of the contracts impacted by the legislation are grossly unfair to the small enterprise and contain provisions which enable the larger contracting party to unilaterally change the contract. Where the small business does [...]

2017-06-26T16:01:16+00:00June 26th, 2017|Contracts, Employment Law, unfair contracts legislation|Comments Off on Unfair Contracts
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Director Personal Liability for Employee Entitlements

In this recent Federal Circuit Court decision the court ordered the director to personally pay compensation and penalties for his involvement in underpayment of award entitlements. This is another example of the court’s looking behind the corporate veil to hold individual directors accountable for their company’s conduct. It is important that employers are alert to their obligations [...]

2017-06-26T17:25:21+00:00May 27th, 2017|Business Advice, Contracts, Employment Law|Comments Off on Director Personal Liability for Employee Entitlements
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