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This article discusses the requirements of a valid share transfer in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the adverse consequences that may arise from an invalid transfer.
In late 2023, ASX foreshadowed a raft of changes to the ASX Listing Rules which were reportedly designed to streamline the process for admission to its official list.
It is commonly thought that dividends paid by Australian companies must be paid equally across all shares within the same class.
On 3 December 2021, a five-member full bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) deemed that a vaccine mandate introduced by BHP at its Mt Arthur Coal...
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, governments in the various states and territories of Australia have enacted public health orders to minimise the risk of further transmission of the virus. Following the making of these public health orders, e...
With the increased risk from the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant within the community and workplaces, a hot topic for employers is whether they can direct their employees to have the COVID-19 vaccine. And if they refuse, can they terminate o...
On 1 February 2021, the final phase of the Fair Work Commission's 2019-20 Annual Wage Review will come into effect, increasing minimum pay rates in a number of modern awards, including awards covering those industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Can an employer decide to make an influenza (or COVID-19) vaccination an inherent requirement of the role and if so, is this a lawful and reasonable direction? Protecting the health and safety of clients, colleagues and the community involve...
In April this year, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published two contrasting decisions regarding applications by employers to reduce the amount of redundancy pay due to their incapacity to pay. These decisions were the first two of t...