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Casual loading and overtime – Fair Work Commission clears up how casuals should be paid for overtime
FWC split up the way awards deal with paying overtime to casuals into 3 different categories that are discussed here.
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Charities - extended time period for lodging information with the ACNC
The ACNC announced that the due date for the submission of 2013 AISs for charities has been extended to 31 March 2014.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Non-compliance with South Australian industry codes may mean fines for franchisors
The Small Business Commissioner (SA) will be able to prescribe industry codes as regulations to administer them as law.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
PPSA and terms of trade: do suppliers need to register a security interest on the PPSR for each supply?
Businesses should review their supply terms and registration strategies or risk loss if their clients become insolvent.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
The future of the ACNC may be looking brighter
The new Federal Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, has stated that abolishing the ACNC is now not a priority.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
5 reasons why you need a social media policy at work
It's important that all employers have a policy to manage any risk to their business by employee use of social media.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Are you using the correct version of the Fair Work Information Statement that must be provided to all employees under the NES?
FWIS (that must be given to new employees) has been updated since HC decision about method of accruing personal leave.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
ASIC advises that liability to backpay casual workers caught by the Rossato v Workpac decision should be included in financial reporting
Leave has also been sought to appeal the Rossato decision and the government is considering casual employment reforms.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
From 1 July 2018, all employees paid under a modern award or paid the national minimum wage are entitled to a pay increase
Employers should also check piece rates or allowances that use the base rate of pay in the modern award for calculation.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
New Years Eve Celebrations Gone Wrong: The Liability of the Licensee for the Criminal Acts of Patrons
The case involved two claimants who each successfully claimed damages (totalling almost $1.2M) against a licensed restaurant/nightclub after being shot by a patron during busy New Year's Eve celebrations in 2003.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
SMSFs AAT decision confirms notice of non-compliance (Montgomery Wools)
Advisers should be aware that dealings with and by wholly owned pre-1999 unit trusts may make a fund non-complying.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Stand and be heard: employers precluded from making an application to be heard in a QIRC appeal
The QIRC does not have the power to give an employer leave to appear in an appeal to the QIRC filed by a worker.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
The new labour hire licensing regimes – will they affect your transport and logistics business?
During 2018, new and far reaching labour hire licensing regimes will come into effect in a number of Australian states.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Further exploration acreage released in QLD following coal reserves upgrade
Following recent geological report, more land has been declared open for exploration across Queensland.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Should Queensland have an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? It is time for you to have your say
A consultation survey seeks to understand the views and needs of Queenslanders in this environmental regulation.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Can you afford the costs of challenging a will?
Change in cost orders resulting from estate disputes arising from court decisions.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Conveyancing and your family law settlement
The video discusses the conveyancing process and how to transfer or sell property as part of a family law settlement.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Essential tool for family business in primary production: extension of duty exemption
The Queensland Government has extended the duty exemption for transfers of assets used in a primary production property.Cooper Grace Ward - Article
Former de facto spouses and deceased estates – the impact of Blyth v Wilken
Marriage and divorce change the operation of Wills, but until Blyth v Wilken, ceasing a de facto relationship did not.Cooper Grace Ward - Video
[Video] Am I In A De Facto Relationship?
Two people may be in a de facto relationship, if they're not married but are living together on a genuine domestic basis.Cooper Grace Ward
