This is a series of business and legal guidance regarding COVID-19 updates and programs in Australia & New Zealand.

The WHS Amendment Bill 2020 has introduced various changes and increased penalties to NSW work health and safety laws.

Women are overrepresented amongst those living in poverty, as they are often unable to participate equally in society.

Directors must publish a declaration on the ASIC website about company eligibility for temporary restructuring relief.

This webinar provided clarity around the NSW DBP Act and its implications for remedial works in residential strata.

On 4 November 2010, the Federal Court ordered two restaurants to pay penalties of $13,200 each for breaching the law requiring a single, all-inclusive price to be clearly stated to consumers.

Companies in Australia are now able to hold meetings online and company officers can execute documents electronically.

Having accurate minutes is not just a formality required under the corporations law. Detailed minutes may serve as the crucial evidence required to defend a director from charges of breaching of his or her duties, including charges of trading while insolvent

In brief - Listed companies now need a trading policy From 1 January 2011 listed companies are required under ASX Listing Rule 12.9 to adopt a trading policy. Trading policies are designed to reduce the potential for conflicts of interest and insider trading.

The article includes examples of initiatives some clients have taken to make their businesses more socially responsible.

Ambiguity surrounding the test for determining who a casual employee is & what their entitlements are, has largely been resolved.

Employers' positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, changing social and cultural expectations for workplace behaviour.

Probationary periods are not concepts recognised by the unfair dismissal provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009.

This decision considered the contractual salary arrangements used by Coles and Woolworths for retail managers.

Regular and systematic service as a casual does count when calculating redundancy (if that employee becomes permanent).

Link to report about vaccine mandates.

This series of articles examines some unusual award clauses in modern awards, which are sometimes missed by employers.

Unlike most other modern awards, clause 31 provides that employees are entitled to an additional week of annual leave.

There is no limit to the ordinary hours a casual employee can work and no overtime is payable in the Horticulture Award.

When dismissing a full-time or part-time employee, the Fair Work Act provides for a mandatory minimum period of notice.