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11 Jun 2019

Employment and safety

Work Health and Safety - Directors Due Diligence

Legal Update: Work Health and Safety - Section 27/31

5 Jun 2019

Employment and safety

Minimum wage rises effective 1 July 2019

The Fair Work Commission's Wage Review Panel (the Panel) handed down its 2018/19 minimum wage review on 30 May, awarding a 3% increase in the minimum wage and in modern award rates of pay effective from 1 July 2019.

23 May 2019

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Employment and safety Corporate and commercial

Employment class actions - feast or famine?

Employers are the subject of a wave of class action litigation at a time when the state of play is less certain than ever before. (Some) litigation funders are excited, but perhaps all is not what it seems.

13 May 2019

Corporate and commercial Restructuring and insolvency

Why directors must consider creditors' interests when company solvency is at risk

Federal Court finds Termite Resources' directors breached their duties by failing to conduct a proper analysis of sufficiency of cash reserves.

29 Apr 2019

Employment and safety

What to expect from the industrial relations policy platform for the 2019 federal election

While some ‘fine-tuning’ of the Fair Work Act 2009 is likely if the Morrison Government is re-elected, employers should prepare for an industrial relations overhaul if Labor is elected.

28 Apr 2019

Employment and safety

Director convicted of WHS breach and sentenced to additional orders, as regulator questions ...

Are your company's directors and officers at risk of novel orders against them personally if something goes wrong?

27 Mar 2019

Employment and safety

Brick company found not guilty in WHS prosecution

Are your safety systems defensible and enough to protect your workers' safety?

26 Mar 2019

Insurance Corporate and commercial

An obvious risk may not require remedial action but managing that risk is still key

Court of Appeal confirms that aged care provider did not breach duty of care in trip and fall case.

5 Mar 2019

Employment and safety

Australian Corporate Immigration: A Year in Review, 2018

In this publication, we look at the changes in the corporate immigration space in 2018, highlight key trends and insights, and outline how to prepare, and what to look out for, in 2019.

28 Jan 2019

Employment and safety

National Heavy Vehicle Register introduces Master Industry Code of Practice

How will your business control, eliminate or minimise its transport risks in light of HVNL amendments?

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Work Health and Safety - Directors Due Diligence

Minimum wage rises effective 1 July 2019

Employment class actions - feast or famine?

Why directors must consider creditors' interests when company solvency is at risk

What to expect from the industrial relations policy platform for the 2019 federal election

Director convicted of WHS breach and sentenced to additional orders, as regulator questions ...

Brick company found not guilty in WHS prosecution

An obvious risk may not require remedial action but managing that risk is still key

Australian Corporate Immigration: A Year in Review, 2018

National Heavy Vehicle Register introduces Master Industry Code of Practice

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Work Health and Safety - Directors Due Diligence​

Minimum wage rises effective 1 July 2019​

Employment class actions - feast or famine?​

Why directors must consider creditors' interests when company solvency is at risk​

What to expect from the industrial relations policy platform for the 2019 federal election​

Director convicted of WHS breach and sentenced to additional orders, as regulator questions ...​

Brick company found not guilty in WHS prosecution​

An obvious risk may not require remedial action but managing that risk is still key​

Australian Corporate Immigration: A Year in Review, 2018​

National Heavy Vehicle Register introduces Master Industry Code of Practice​

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Work Health and Safety - Directors Due Diligence

Minimum wage rises effective 1 July 2019

Employment class actions - feast or famine?

Why directors must consider creditors' interests when company solvency is at risk

What to expect from the industrial relations policy platform for the 2019 federal election

Director convicted of WHS breach and sentenced to additional orders, as regulator questions ...

Brick company found not guilty in WHS prosecution

An obvious risk may not require remedial action but managing that risk is still key

Australian Corporate Immigration: A Year in Review, 2018

National Heavy Vehicle Register introduces Master Industry Code of Practice