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Employee surveillance in Australia and your legal obligations
Employee surveillance obligations in Australia: notice requirements, recording consent rules, the Privacy Act and the penalties for non-compliance.
Read noteDuty of confidence explained and what Australian employers need to know
The duty of confidence stops employees using your confidential information after they leave. Learn its three elements and how to protect your business.
Read noteCan an employer refuse to accept your resignation
Can your employer refuse to accept your resignation? No, but notice periods and final pay have strict rules. Here is what you are owed when you resign.
Read noteFair Work Act coverage and who the national system applies to
Who does the Fair Work Act apply to? See how national system coverage works, which employers and employees it excludes, and the obligations it triggers.
Read noteWhat you're really buying when you buy a creative agency
Buying a creative agency? Learn what transfers in the deal: the brand, the IP, the team and the restraints under Australian law, and what to check first.
Read noteWhat Australian employers must cover in an employment handbook
What Australian employers must cover in an employment handbook: the NES, awards, WHS, discrimination and privacy duties, plus penalties for getting it wrong.
Read noteWhat a business lawyer does for your Australian business
What does a business lawyer do in Australia? When you need one, what to expect from the relationship, how costs work, and the questions worth asking first.
Read noteVicarious liability in Australia and when an employer pays for an employee's wrongs
Vicarious liability in Australia explained simply: when an employer is liable for an employee's wrongs, where the line is drawn, and how to manage the risk.
Read noteHiring a business lawyer in Yeppoon and the legal steps that matter
Starting a business in Yeppoon? Here are the legal steps, structures and compliance obligations, and when a business lawyer is worth engaging.
Read noteTotal annual salary meaning, what the figure does and doesn't cover
Total annual salary meaning: what the term covers in Australian employment, how super fits in, and how to set a defensible figure.
Read noteFair Work Information Statement and your legal obligation to give it to new employees
Fair Work Information Statement obligations: who must receive it, when to give it, the casual and fixed-term statements, and penalties for non-compliance.
Read noteLeadership vs management and the legal difference in Australian business
Leadership vs management: directors carry statutory duties managers execute day to day. See where the roles meet in Australian law and how a lawyer helps.
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