These blogs are designed to provide you insight and understanding across various areas of law with accessible information on a wide range of topics.
Whether you’re looking to understand the basics, review a case study or stay up to date with the latest news, you’ll find valuable insights here.
In this case review, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has demonstrated its ability, and willingness, to overturn agreements that fail to meet legal requirements and to ensure businesses and individuals who fail to comply with the law are held to account.
For many not-for-profit and non-trading organisations, choosing the right legal structure will often narrow down to a trust, incorporated association or company limited by guarantee.
In this article, we look at the situation where your employer refuses a ‘’bonus’’ payment on the basis of the “employer’s discretion” and what your options are.
In the 2022 case of Tapp v Australian Bushmen's Campdraft & Rodeo Association Limited, the High Court of Australia considered the issue of duty of care, of the event organisers, when there is an obvious risk of injury.
The parental leave system in Australia consists of a combination of entitlements, including unpaid parental leave, government-funded paid parental leave and employer-funded parental leave. These entitlements are available for employees upon the birth or adoption of a child.
There are some unpaid work arrangements that are lawful, and some that are not. Whether an unpaid work arrangement is lawful or not depends upon the nature of the arrangement.
In 2021, we successfully represented the CFMEU (QLD) in an adverse action claim against BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd. In January 2023, the Federal Court made an Order in favour of our client.
Volunteers are not covered by any State or Federal employment awards or workplace agreements, however, they still have workplace rights that are protected in legislation.
Your guide to suing for medical negligence in NSW if you become injured or ill due to the treatment, or lack of treatment or care of a medical professional in NSW.
If you are told that you are under investigation in your workplace, you need to know your rights when facing a workplace investigation.
In a significant win, Hall Payne has secured over $130,000 in compensation for an engineer, with the Court determining there had been a breach of his employment contract.
New paid family and domestic violence leave comes into effect on 1 February 2023 for employers with more than 15 employees and on 1 August 2023, for employers with less than 15 employees.
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