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 between the parties (how they operated with one another), over the actual form it was recorded (what the written contracted [...]

2024-06-04T23:28:46+00:00June 4th, 2024|Employment Law|Comments Off on Independent Contractor or Employee? We’ve come full circle

Employment Law Case Study: Underpayments

Case study we were recently involved in Properly drafted employment agreements can mitigate subsequent claims for underpayment; where the allocation of wages is expressly documented and agreed in an employment agreement, employers can offset over-award payments against other obligations in addition to ordinary wages. The problem The employer owns a café in Melbourne and its [...]

2018-01-31T22:46:19+00:00January 29th, 2018|Business Advice, Compliance, employees, Employment Law|Comments Off on Employment Law Case Study: Underpayments
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