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The Fair Work Commission has released its annual wage review decision, which will see a 3.3% increase in the National Minimum Wage and modern award rates from 1 July 2017. Australians being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW

Author: James Kang Judgement Date: 18th May, 2017 Citation: Alifaio Koge Captain (by his litigation guardian Hilda Gladys Sailor) v Willie Wosomo & Anor [2017] QSC 86 Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Queensland [1] Principles When a plaintiff and ...

Author: James Kang Judgement Date: 18th May, 2017 Citation: Alifaio Koge Captain (by his litigation guardian Hilda Gladys Sailor) v Willie Wosomo ...

In 2017, an estimated 2.5 billion people will use social media, uploading roughly 300 million photos per day to Facebook alone. The volume of user generated content posted to social media is unprecedented, with many unaware of the legal implications ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has successfully prosecuted an accounting firm for its role in a client’s breach of workplace laws It is well known that Australia’s workplace watchdog, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), prosecutes employers who...

Part 3:  Security for costs applications in the context of cross-claims In this Part 3 of our series of articles on the topic of security for costs, we consider how security for costs applications are dealt...

Your tattoos are unique, deeply personal, and a true reflection of your freedom, so you can do whatever you like with your tattoo - right?! Wrong. A spate of recent US cases suggests that, far from liberating you, tattoos might restrict your freedom...

The eighth edition of The Employment Law Review is an excellent resource for lawyers and organisations alike, highlighting the growing importance of employment law internationally. It is a tool to assist legal practitioners and human resour...