The rising and largely unregulated popularity of short term leasing in high rise complex buildings has caused disruption to many strata title and company title communities. However, both the Government and the community are responding.
As a business owner, you cannot be unaware of the risks of employing staff on a casual basis. In previous articles we have discussed the dangers of misidentifying permanent part-time workers as casual workers and the real cost of casuals. Now you need to know what you, as a business owner, need to do to protect yourself from an unfair dismissal claim.
If you were recently injured at work, the last thing you want is to spend endless hours searching for information as to your legal rights. We know that you may feel concern about meeting your ensuing medical costs and sustaining your current lifestyle. We have put together a simple outline of your rights so that you can provide for yourself and your dependents during this difficult time.
If you were recently injured, or have become sick at work, you will no doubt be concerned about whether you can continue to look after yourself and your dependents. You may have heard of workers compensation and that it might apply to someone in your situation – but what does applying for it actually mean for you?
If common property in your strata building falls into disrepair and causes an owner loss, the owner can make a claim against the owners’ corporation to be compensated.
Company title is rare and unusual. If you are selling it then you should have experienced lawyers to help you.
The Fair Work Commission is a a jurisdiction that is accessible to self-represented litigants. The Fair Work Commission is unlikely to award costs against an unsuccessful applicant in an unfair dismissal application. However, there are still exceptional circumstances where the Commission can order costs against an unsuccessful applicant.
Accountants providing clients with payroll, accounting and book-keeping advice and services run the risk of being held accessorily liable for the underpayment of workers by their clients. This could expose you or your firm to potential fines and legal charges simply for your involvement in another person’s contravention of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
Do you understand what non-compliance with your PAYG withholding obligations means for your business or you personally?
Have you just been made redundant? Are you wondering what to do next? Can your employer actually do this? What are your rights?
Following the decision in Coopers Case, can you still ban pets in a Company Title Building?
Do you have the right to keep a pet in your strata scheme building. Spoiler alert – YES. The Court of Appeal in NSW has it’s final say.
In a landmark decision published by the Court of Appeal in the Supreme Court of New South Wales today, it is finally settled that a by-law creating a blanket ban on pets in a strata scheme is invalid on the basis that such a by-law is oppressive. The decision in...
On 2 October 2020, the Federal Court of Australia in Roohizadegan v TechnologyOne Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 1407 awarded close to $5 million in damages and penalties to the successful applicant, by relying on a mixture of breaches under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), breach of contract damages, general law damages and penalties.
If you don’t free-up some time to think and execute on the next growth strategy, your business will stall, and maybe even falter. You’re also now failing the ‘hit-by-a-bus’ tests – your business now has an unacceptable key-man risk, and it’s YOU. The solution is to hire a replacement, but where do you start?
You’ll be put straight through to a great lawyer who will guide you to the right solution.