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Can an employee engaged to work overseas still bring a claim in Australia? Are employees overseas covered by Australian industrial instruments? These and other questions are answered in our 5 key lessons for employers with a global workforce.
Author: Amy Joyce Judgement Date: 4th August, 2017 Citation: Little v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2017] NSWSC 1024
On 8 August 2017, Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts, and Minister for Local Government, Gabrielle Upton, announced that the NSW State Government will introduce a Bill to make Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels (IHAPs
Employers should plan ahead regarding the conversion of long-term casual employees to permanent full or part time employment. The Fair Work Commission has ruled that casual conversion clauses and minimum periods of engagement for casual employees mus...
The Victorian Court of Appeal has recently held that restraint of trade clauses in employment contracts are unenforceable against a former employee if they have been repudiated by the employer and the employee has accepted the repudiation and termina...
In a recent article we asked the question: who owns my social media content? In this article we take that enquiry one step further, and tackle the issue of ownersh...
The new financial year is a good time to review your workplace practices and reappraise documentation like your template employment contracts and policies. Being July, an updated Fair Work Information Statement has also been published. But what is ...
To paraphrase Miguel de Cervantes - the start-up that is prepared has its battle half fought. It may seem like a hassle (and, depending on who you are working with, it may not feel like you need to), but giving early consideration to the structure, ...
From 1 July 2017, the high income threshold will be $142,000 and the compensation cap for unfair dismissal claims will be $71,000. As we have previously reported, the National Minimum Wage will increase to $694.90 per week from 1 July 2017 (click