Posts tagged "legal"

Winit Australia allegedly underpaid 30 Sydney-based workers by more than $360,000 between July 2017 and June 2018.

Small businesses across the country are still being subjected to unfair contract terms and there’s “no doubt” a delay in the government’s plans to make such terms illegal is costing those businesses greatly, says competition boss Rod Sims. 

Leading small business advocates have backed a call by ACCC boss Rod Sims to introduce an ‘unfair practices’ provision into the Australian Consumer Law to better protect small businesses.

What does the federal government's response to the Respect@Work report mean for small business employers? There's two key changes to know about.

Businesses that send commercial electronic messages must make it straightforward for customers to ‘unsubscribe’, or risk faces hefty penalties.

The director ID system is part of the federal government’s efforts to stamp out illegal phoenix activity. 

The Federal Circuit Court has found a 71-year-old was not discriminated against when his job offer was rescinded.

Whether or not employers can lawfully require employees to receive a coronavirus vaccination has been a hotly debated topic over the past few months.

The ATO has secured its first criminal conviction for JobKeeper fraud, after a man was found guilty of falsely claiming he was a sole trader.

CBA is facing penalties after the Federal Court found it charged business customers interest at more than double the rate they were advised.

The Australian Taxation Office has lodged an appeal in the Federal Court in a bid to overturn a decision made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in December that granted a sole trader access to JobKeeper payments. 

The Coalition's industrial relations omnibus bill includes changes to small claims, which could significantly reduce legal costs for SMEs.