by JFM Team | Sep 24, 2021
Background For an employer, being able to correctly identify an employee as a casual employee or a permanent part-time employee is important because permanent employees have a right to leave entitlements and access to unfair dismissal laws and redundancy payments. By...
by JFM Team | Aug 26, 2021
Maintaining legal professional privilege and investigation reports Workplace investigations are required in most workplaces especially in circumstances where an allegation of misconduct has been made against an employee. Conducting a workplace investigation can be a...
by JFM Team | Apr 19, 2021
Employers must balance many competing interests in the workplace. Maintaining workplace safety at the expense of the privacy of your employees is a good example. A workplace drugs and alcohol policy may be a source of tension in employment relationships. In certain...
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 | 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...
