The Fair Work Ombudsman has sent a reminder that the new Closing Loopholes workplace laws start today, 26 August 2024. If any of these apply to you, click the link: – Casuals – Right to...
On 25 September, 2013 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down judgment in The Owners – Strata Plan No 61288 v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd. Brookfield (then...
The longstanding battle between HRX and Talent2 has erupted again, this time with Talent2 losing out to HRX. A number of HRX employees have left HRX for Talent2. However it was the departure of...
A recent Federal Circuit Court decision demonstrates that the Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’) is taking the underpayment of workers’ wages and entitlements seriously. During the three...
A UK court has found that a company does not own its CEO’s emails if they are not held on its servers. A former CEO of a UK company had his company emails automatically forwarded to his personal...
Contracts to stop an ex-employee from poaching a company’s clients need to be carefully worded. A post-employment solicitation restraint is a clause in an employment contract that seeks to...
As more employees use their own devices to do work, businesses need to be aware of privacy, security and intellectual property rights issues. The current shift in working practices – from the...