by JFM Team | Apr 12, 2018
Non-solicitation clauses are provisions in an employment contract or deed of release which prevent employees from ‘soliciting’ or ‘enticing away’ the customers, workers or suppliers of their employer for a specified period of time after their employment ends. What do...
by JFM Team | Apr 11, 2018
When entrepreneurs set up small businesses, they often do not think of themselves, the business owners, as employees. They make payment and leave arrangements that work for them, and don’t pay much attention to their entitlements under the Fair Work Act 2009...
by JFM Team | Dec 19, 2017
Employers who want to dismiss an employee need to ensure that the employee is given an opportunity to respond to every single fact, circumstance or reason which the employer proposes to rely upon to dismiss the employee. A Cautionary Tale In Remmert v Broken Hill...
by JFM Team | Nov 22, 2017
Lawyers cannot help parties to prepare evidence and oral submissions in hearings without permission from the Fair Work Commission. Do you know how to successfully represent yourself in the Fair Work Commission? Help From Lawyers in the Fair Work Commission In...
by JFM Team | Nov 15, 2017
Employers and human resources managers who comply with their record keeping and payment obligations can significantly reduce the risk of suffering crippling fines due to underpayment contraventions. In Fair Work Ombudsman v NSH North Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1301, a...
by JFM Team | Nov 8, 2017
The Federal Court confirms that workers will not be seen as contractors unless they “work as entrepreneurs owning and operating a separate business”. How do your contracting arrangements measure up or do you deal with sham contractors? Entrepreneurs or Employees? Most...
