March 2020 | Scott Freidman
The constantly changing conditions in which Australian businesses are operating are difficult to keep up with and it may be hard to see light on the other side of the
October 2019 | Alex Shdidi
When business owners are in the initial phases of building a business one aspect often overlooked is the protection of intellectual property (IP). This is understandable as the business owners
July 2019 | Kieran Kelly
Israel Folau’s Instagram comments have reverberated well beyond the confines of Australia’s rugby union community.
Rugby Australia was stuck in an invidious position. Its biggest star and arguably best player had once
July 2019 | James Freidman
In January of 2013, the Fair Work Ombudsman report entitled Experience or Exploitation: The Nature, Prevalence and Regulation of Unpaid Work Experience, Internships and Trial Periods in Australia, found that ‘unpaid work
May 2019 | Kieran Kelly
What is the common thread through each of the following scenarios?
May 2019 | James Freidman
Employee entitlements and the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)
In a liquidation situation, employees of a business are particularly vulnerable as ‘unsecured creditors’. Through the
March 2019 | Scott Freidman
The recent case of Ken McShane v Port of Newcastle [2019] FWC 177 has restated the general principles applied in determining whether an employee has been
February 2019 | Kieran Kelly
We have recently been asked to advise several clients in relation to the protections they have in place from former employees who have joined a competitor.
The scenario often takes a
January 2019 | Kieran Kelly
Insolvency practitioners have been faced with uncertainty as to whether the priority regime in the Corporations Act should apply when companies that have conducted their business
December 2018 | Jonathan Harris
Serious consequences for failing to make minimum payments
You probably know that the ATO has confirmed the consequences of
October 2018 | Jonathan Harris
Unless an award applies, the Fair Work Act 2009, Long Service Leave Act 1995 and National Employment Standards (NES) determine who is
September 2018 | Kieran Kelly
The 16 August 2018 decision of the Federal Court in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018]
