30 Apr LABOUR HIRE LICENSING SCHEME QUEENSLAND
Do you provide, or engage with people who provide, labour hire services in Queensland? If so, you should understand your obligations under the new mandatory labour hire licensing scheme. The Labour...
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26 Apr LONG SERVICE LEAVE – ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS TO LONG SERVING EMPLOYEES?
An employee who has a long period of service with an employer may be entitled to long service leave. Generally, an employee’s entitlement to long service leave comes from the long...
20 Feb HR Law – Leading Employment Law Firm (Employer Representation) – Queensland 2018
We are pleased to announce that for a further year HR Law has been listed in Doyle’s Guide as one of the Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Queensland...
17 Jan CHANGES TO LABOUR HIRE IN QUEENSLAND
Labour hire providers in Queensland will soon be subject to new labour hire licensing laws, which will prevent businesses from entering into labour hire arrangements with unlicensed providers. The Queensland Labour...
11 Dec IS YOUR BUSINESS READY FOR THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK?
Christmas time is nearly here, and so too are the public holidays! This means that many businesses are getting ready for the busy Christmas period (particularly those in the retail...
20 Nov TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS: WORK CHRISTMAS PARTIES
It’s that time of year again! Getting your employees together for a work Christmas party is a great way to celebrate the end of the working year, however it is...
31 Oct THINGS EMPLOYERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF WHEN ENTERING INTO A DEED OF RELEASE
Entering into a deed of release with an employee can be an effective means of settling and protecting yourself from employee claims, however, employers need to be aware of the...
16 Oct Carr v Empirical Works Pty Ltd & Anor [2017] FCCA 1813: Employer Makes Counter-claim Seeking $450,000.00 for Pre-Engagement Misrepresentations
A salesperson who brought a general protections case against their employer is now facing a counter-claim from their employer of $450,000.00 in damages for lost sales and the cost of...
15 Sep ROBINSON V STATE OF QUEENSLAND [2017] QSC 165: EMPLOYEE AWARDED ALMOST 1.5 MILLION IN NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT AGAINST EMPLOYER
Workplace bullying and harassment are real and unfortunately still happen today. In a recent Queensland decision, an employee was awarded almost 1.5 million dollars after suffering from workplace harassment, bullying...
31 Aug INCREASE TO FAIR WORK ACT 2009 FINE AMOUNTS
Maximum fines for breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the “FW Act”) have seen an increase this financial year, with the value of a federal penalty unit increasing from...