How this whistleblowing startup and women-led law firm are making remote workplaces safer during COVID-19, and beyond
When it comes to whistleblowing on fraud, misconduct or harrasment, funnily enough, Slack, Zoom and Gmail probably aren’t going to cut it.
Pay cuts and reduced hours: What can you ask employees to do during coronavirus, and what happens if they start working for a competitor in the meantime?
If you’ve introduced pay cuts during coronavirus it is important to understand that your employees may need to look elsewhere to top up their salary. Here's where you stand legally.
Closing down due to COVID-19? Here are your legal obligations
Have you decided now is the right time to close your business permanently? Here are the legal obligations you will need to meet, including paying staff entitlements and meeting your tax obligations.
Refusing to return after lockdown: What to do if staff want to continue working from home
As coronavirus restrictions are lifted, at what point in time can an employer require their employees to physically return to the workplace?
Forced temperature tests and reneged employment offers: What employers can and can’t legally do during COVID-19
Shut down or keep working? Lawyer Lydia Daly cuts through the swathe of restrictions to answer some common questions about business during the pandemic.
A 600% increase in clients: Demand for legal startup Anika’s rent reduction tool skyrockets in face of COVID-19
Anika Legal was progressing smoothly, with about five clients per week accessing its free online legal service. Then, COVID-19 hit.
Can I make my employees download and use the COVIDSafe app?
More than 4 million Australians have downloaded the federal government’s digital contact tracing app, COVIDSafe, but employers cannot 'require' employees to download the app.
Is the COVID-19 outbreak an ‘act of God’? Can I leverage it to terminate a contract?
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, many businesses and startups with contracts are considering whether the outbreak itself is an ‘act of God’.
Force majeure and COVID-19: How to use the law to get relief from your contracts
How business owners can leverage protective 'force majeure' clauses in trade or project contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus and commercial contracts: What happens if you can’t meet your obligations?
What should Australian businesses do if they can’t meet their obligations under a commercial contract because of the coronavirus?
Avoid being caught out: What startups must disclose when raising capital
Startups and scale-ups looking to raise capital must be conscious of their disclosure obligations. Here's everything you need to know.
Ex-sales manager fined $7,000 after interacting with former employer’s customers despite promising not to
A former sales manager has been found in contempt of court for breaching court undertakings that he would not contact his former employer's customers.
