Fines to double to $10 million for NSW companies found to be causing serious environmental damage
Businesses in NSW are set to face steeper penalties for environmental crimes, with the state government warning companies will no longer be able to treat fines as “the cost of doing business”.
Trial underway in alleged $13 million PAYG tax fraud case
More than 100 hours of secret police recordings will be played at the trial of a group of men accused of illegally withholding over $13 million of tax from the government.
Lessons for employers after remote worker awarded workers comp for dog bite at home
An employee who was attacked by a dog while working from home was found to be injured in the course of her employment, and therefore entitled to workers compensation.
Massive contract changes to hit Australian businesses
Businesses should expect that regulators – the ACCC in particular – will be active in enforcing and prosecuting the use of unfair contract terms.
Former worker sues CBA-backed startup over 60-hour work week
CBA is being sued by a former employee of Unloan, owned by its VC arm x15ventures, for 60-hour work weeks and having to be across multiple roles.
Lessons from the unfair dismissal case involving a worker sacked for not doing enough while WFH
An employee who worked from home has lost her unfair dismissal bid, after her employer found low keystroke activity while monitoring her laptop.
Small, but vocal, Facebook groups are calling for Aussies to boycott cashless businesses
A small but vocal group of Australians are using social media to name and shame businesses which do not accept cash, despite contactless card transactions becoming the de facto form of payment for enterprises across the country.
Australian app developers join class action lawsuit against Apple and Google
Aussie app developers have joined a class action lawsuit against Apple & Google over 30% commission taken from in-app purchases.
Boost wants Optus to run ads admitting alleged trademark infringement, according to court documents
Court documents from Boost Mobile show if its case is successful, it wants Optus to run ads admitting to alleged trademark infringement.
Greenwashing the top priority among a dozen key ASIC focuses for 2023
ASIC says greenwashing, along with predatory lending and misleading insurance pricing, will be a “continuing focus” for the agency in 2023.
Aussie employers had $350 million stolen from them by employees in the last decade: Research
The research found the largest amount stolen by an employee was $27.4 million, with six cases involving at least $10 million being misappropriated.
Company directors urged to apply for Director ID before November 30 deadline
The Director ID is a 15-digit director identification number that is unique to each individual director who has verified their identity with the Australian Business Registry Services.
