FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING CHECKLIST Succession planning for a farm is crucial for ensuring the smooth transition of ownership and management to the next generation or successor. Here’s a...
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...
Rebecca Richardson, ex-employee of software company Oracle, was recently awarded a measly $18,000 for 6 months of humiliating sexual harassment by a colleague. It was Oracle itself who had to foot the...
The government is getting serious about penalties for breach of federal legislation. Employers should be aware that changes to penalty units in the Crimes Act 1914 will mean bigger penalties for...
Employers should take particular care in dealing with employees with depression. An Accounting firm has been fined for discriminating against an employee that told the firm that she had...
Tinsel? Check. Good location? Check. Office Secret Santa sorted? Check. Risk Management Plan for Employee behaviour and brand reputation? Uh… What? With Christmas right around the corner...