by JFM Team | Dec 7, 2020
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. As a long term resident in a company title or strata title building, you may have fallen victim...
by JFM Team | Nov 30, 2020
Can a casual employee make an unfair dismissal claim and how does your rostering system affect a claim’s success or failure? As a business owner you must be aware of the risks of employing staff on a casual basis. In previous articles we have discussed the dangers of...
by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020
If you are injured at work, the last thing you want to do is spend your recovery time learning about your legal rights and entitlements. Unfortunately, workplace rules can be complicated – and seeking answers to some basic questions may prove difficult. The first...
by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020
What is workers compensation? Most people have heard of workers compensation in one context or another – but what exactly is it? Essentially, workers compensation schemes typically cover all employees, plus a further list of persons who are deemed to be ‘workers’...
by JFM Team | Nov 13, 2020
UPDATE: NCAT can now award damages in strata disputes. The owners corporation in a strata scheme is the legal owner of the common property. It has a strict duty to ensure that the common property is kept in good and serviceable repair.[1] If the common property in...
