12 November 2016 is d-day! New unfair contract laws will commence in Australia extending the coverage of consumer protection to ‘standard form’ small bus...
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Australia recently marked World Mental Health Day, a campaign which raises community awareness about mental health issues. In support of this cause, we briefly...
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Unfair dismissal is when an employee is dismissed from their job in a harsh, unjust or unreasonable manner. In the case of small businesses unfair dismissals ma...
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With the constant pressures of deadlines, supply orders, reporting, accounting requirements and profit margins (just to name a few), businesses can inadvertentl...
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If you are a business owner and have ever thought about selling your business there is a good chance you’ve come across the term ‘Section 52’. Now be ho...
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Organisations are beginning to recognise the strong correlation between positive workplace cultures and business productivity, employee engagement and health of employees. With this backdrop, we are witnessing...
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The Australian legal industry is in a state of flux as traditional full-service law firms jockey for position in a marketplace agitated by their upstart New Law competitors. These start-up firms have challenged the status quo by brashly offering clients a business model that is the antithesis of the more established order. They emerged after the 2007-08 global financial crisis…
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How important is it for a liquidator to account for funds before the tax man issues a notice of assessment. A recent Commissioner of Taxation ruling suggests th...
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Look out retailers … the ACCC is continuing its ‘big brother’ role in the consumer law space. In the recent Electronic Bazaar case1, the ACCC brought an a...
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Although the recent decision of the Fair Work Commission to raise the national minimum wage has caused controversy, in our experience many employers are oblivio...
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