by Greg Arnold | Nov 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Employers Beware: Proposed Legislation to Criminalise Wage Theft The criminalisation of wage theft is imminent as changes to the Fair Work Act are set to outlaw underpayment of employees wages, increasing the likelihood of criminal prosecution for underpayment of...
by Greg Arnold | Sep 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year we reported an important case in the High Court (“the Jamsek Case”) where the High Court departed from the long-held criteria in determining whether or not a worker was an independent contractor or an employee. In that High Court decision, it was...
by Greg Arnold | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
The long-awaited changes to the Fair Work Act have been gutted in its passage through the Senate. Whilst the Government had the backing of One Nation for the Bill, and in the absence of support from Labor and the Greens, the Bill’s passage was stifled by the Centre...
by Greg Arnold | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS’ RETURN TO WORK It now appears clear that both State and Federal Governments are now planning the way out of COVID-19 restrictions and easing restrictions for business with a clear focus of trying to get business back up and running to...
by Greg Arnold | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the past week we have fielded many questions relating to the issue of standing down employees. This issue naturally arose last week with the Government announcing that Pubs, Clubs and Restaurants be closed and staff of these establishments were entitled to be stood...
