Truck Drivers found to be contractors, lose claim for super

Last year, the High Court made two important decisions that significantly altered the test differentiating employees and contractors. Businesses scrambled to make sure their contracts properly reflected their relationships with em...

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Overcharge! Rethinking charging clauses under standard form contracts

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Lobux Pty Ltd v Willshaun Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 204 provides a reminder to rethink the inclusion of 'general charging clauses' in businesses' standard trading terms. A general...

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Rising tide of financial distress

There is a rising tide of concern that we will soon see significant financial distress in the private sector.  Sobering headlines such as 'Building industry facing slump' (The Age, 20 May 2022) remind us that the worst of the pos...

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When are “reasonable additional hours” unreasonable? – Federal Court to penalise meat industry employer

In a recent decision on 6 May 2022, the Federal Court has held that an employer contravened the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ("the Act") after requiring its employee to work unreasonable hours in excess of 38 hours per week in contrav...

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Permanent Changes Afoot to Allow Virtual Meetings and Electronic Execution of Documents

The Federal Government has signalled its intention to make permanent the temporary COVID-19 exemptions allowing virtual meetings and the electronic signing and sending of certain documents by companies. If passed in its current...

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New Covid vaccination compensation scheme provides additional incentive to employers to have staff vaccinated

In a media release on Saturday 28 August 2021, the Minister for Health and Aged Care, The Hon. Greg Hunt announced details of a new no fault COVID-19 Vaccine Claim Scheme (VCS) which will operate nationally. The scheme will cov...

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