What are restraint provisions in employment contracts and why are they important?
Posted on June 22, 2023
Restraint of trade provisions are included in employment contracts to protect an employer’s legitimate business interests, such as trade…
Legal Updates
FKP Commercial Developments Pty Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2022] FCA 862 - What are “professional services”?
Posted on June 09, 2023
The recent decision of Justice Jagot in FKP Commercial Developments Pty Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2022] FCA 862 is a good…
Closing the gender pay gap – changes to mandatory reporting requirements
Posted on June 08, 2023
On 30 March 2023, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Act 2023 (Act), which is aimed at…
The end for zombie agreements! What you need to do
Posted on May 26, 2023
Zombie agreements will soon be a thing of the past, as new changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) include the sunsetting…
What is “Security of Payments”?
Posted on May 25, 2023
Security of payments is a reference to the payment claim regime under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009…
National Palliative Care Week: the importance of forward thinking
Posted on May 25, 2023
This week is the 28th National Palliative Care Week, organised by Palliative Care Australia. Its purpose is to put matters of life and…
The Fair Work Commission rules that employees entitled to private life, but distributing porn whilst at work is not ok
Posted on May 18, 2023
The Fair Work Commission recently heard two unfair dismissal matters concurrently, with very different outcomes. A firefighter who was…
Applying the employee vs contractor test to oral contracts
Posted on May 11, 2023
Last year the High Court handed down the decisions of Personnel Contracting[1] and Jamsek[2] setting out the applicable legal principles to…
Key modern award changes – employers can no longer direct employees to take unpaid leave in shutdown periods
Posted on May 04, 2023
It is common for employers to direct employees with insufficient accrued annual leave to instead take unpaid leave during temporary…
When can I use a worker’s lien for an unpaid account?
Posted on April 06, 2023
A Worker’s Lien is an option for recovering a debt and is a useful tool to secure payment for building work done under a contract. A…
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