Legal Updates
Posted on October 27, 2016
In Shawl v Anglican Community Services (ACS) [2016] FWC 5990, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found that Ms Shawl, a carer at an aged care…
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Posted on October 27, 2016
Earlier this year, an employer was found to have breached the adverse action provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) when it dismissed…
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Posted on October 14, 2016
In Singh v Aerocare Flight Support Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 6186, Mr Singh was dismissed due to 5 Facebook posts he had published which Aerocare…
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Posted on September 15, 2016
The recent decision in Ferrao v Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute [2016] FWC 4953 has once again highlighted that an employee will be…
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Posted on September 08, 2016
From 12 November 2016, standard form small business contracts will be covered by the current regime for unfair contracts.
Between now and…
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Posted on September 02, 2016
The decision in AMWU v Donau Pty Ltd [2016] FWCFB 3075 has set a new precedent that a permanent employee's initial service as a casual…
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Posted on August 26, 2016
IP Australia is changing trade mark fees from 10 October 2016.
The good news
The registration fee of $300 (payable when a mark is accepted…
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Posted on August 18, 2016
Earlier this month, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) upheld an employer’s decision to dismiss an employee who was moonlighting as an Uber…
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Posted on August 05, 2016
There may be a time in the future when someone needs to manage your financial affairs for you in the event that you are unable to. You may…
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Posted on August 04, 2016
Recently, the Federal Circuit Court ordered a company director to personally pay more than $50,000 in penalties for his involvement in…
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