Knowledge: Employment Law

Safe Work Month - Worker falls 6.5 metres and employer is fined $135,000

When you are thinking about National Safe Work Month this October 2022, it’s worth remembering that safety accidents can really happen to anyone. It’s not just the big end of town..

What is the biggest risk to a business? People

How important are your employees?

5 Reasons You Need a Shareholders' Agreement

If a company has more than one shareholder it should have a shareholders’ agreement in place.

The global market: no longer a choice

Michael R Czinkota, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the United States Department of Commerce said this:

When can a corporation be held criminally responsible?

On 15 November 2019 the Australian Law Reform Commission released a Discussion Paper into Corporate Criminal Responsibility.

Firing the 'Unfireable': How to dismiss someone and not get sued

Last week Frank Law presented a seminar entitled: Firing the ‘Unfireable’: How to dismiss someone and not get sued.

Age Discrimination or Inherent Requirements?

Compulsory retirement is when an employer forces an employee into retirement by either;

Major changes to sick leave accrual system

In the decision of Mondalez v AMWU [2019] FCAFC 138 handed down 21st August 2019, the Court has fundamentally changed the way many Australian employees are entitled to accrue sick..

Are you playing by the new rules?

James Frank recently spoke at a Sydney Hills Business lunch on how the Internet has changed the business game. The following article is a summary of what he spoke about.

5 Myths About Voluntary Administration

Whenever we speak to clients about why their business is struggling and explore restructuring options we continually hear common myths about the Voluntary Administration (VA)..