by JFM Team | Feb 2, 2021
As a business owner, it is not uncommon to operate with a number of full-time, part-time and casual employees. We have discussed the dangers of misclassifying permanent part-time workers as casual workers, and the real cost of casual employees in the past. However, it...
by JFM Team | Dec 10, 2020
As if trying to run a profitable business and plan for the future isn’t enough in these trying times, employers also have to worry about managing a remote workplace. Whilst there may be a significant reduction in expenses as a consequence of employees working from...
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 cannot be unaware of the risks of employing staff on a casual basis. In previous articles we have discussed...
by JFM Team | Oct 31, 2020
Accountants providing clients with payroll, accounting and book-keeping advice and services run the risk of being held accessorily liable for the underpayment of wages by their clients. This could expose you or your firm to potential fines and legal charges simply by...
by JFM Team | Oct 2, 2020
You’re running a successful business, and you’ve reached the stage when just keeping up with the status quo is taking more time than you have available. If you don’t free-up some time to think and execute on the next growth strategy, your business will stall, and...
by JFM Team | Sep 29, 2020
An interesting unfair dismissal case which shows the importance of affording an employee procedural fairness in a summary dismissal (which sometimes seems counter-intuitive). Some facts below: The applicant was a shopfitter and cabinetry maker for about 5 years. The...
