Posts tagged "legal"

Small businesses that underpay workers could be hit with 50% higher civil penalties, under the federal government’s industrial relations reform bill.

This week, Qantas issued a no-jab-no-fly mandate, raising the question of whether employers can require employees and customers to be vaccinated.

The ACCC is taking Peters Ice Cream to court over claims the prominent ice cream maker engaged in 'exclusive dealing' in a supply deal.

SMEs affected by COVID-19 may qualify for insurance payments, after insurers lost a test case in the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal.

Small businesses will soon be better protected when entering into contracts with big business after federal and state governments made a joint agreement to outlaw unfair contract terms. 

A business owner who falsely claimed she was a registered tax agent has been fined $40,000 by the Federal Court after she unlawfully provided tax agent services to hundreds of people.

In a recent case, the FWC upheld an employer’s objection to an employee’s unfair dismissal application after he refused to work from home.

Melbourne cafe Barry and its operators have been fined $232,545 after the Federal Circuit Court ruled they deliberately underpaid 73 employees by more than $180,000 over a period of 12 months. 

Can shareholder agreement restraints, such as non-compete obligations, undertakings not to poach and trademark guidelines, be enforced?

Many people have hobbies or ideas that they want to pursue on a commercial basis, which is where micro-businesses come in. Distinct from the…

Can Australian businesses force customers to wear a mask? Here's what businesses can do according to the law.

Law Squared has dropped hierarchical job titles for its lawyers as it continues on its path of rethinking what a 'law firm' can be.