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Vicarious liability for Australian businesses and the duties that come with employees commercial law 16 Sep 2026

Vicarious liability for Australian businesses and the duties that come with employees

When is your business liable for what employees do at work? Learn the course of employment test, the supporting duties and how to cut vicarious liability risk.

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Superannuation in salary packages and employer obligations explained employment law 16 Sep 2026

Superannuation in salary packages and employer obligations explained

Understand superannuation in salary packages: the 12% rate, payday super timing, plus super versus inclusive wording, and the obligations keeping you compliant.

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Running a business from home and your legal obligations in Australia commercial law 16 Sep 2026

Running a business from home and your legal obligations in Australia

Running a business from home in Australia triggers council, tax, consumer, privacy and employment obligations. Here is what you must do before you trade.

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Severance pay in Australia and employer obligations when employment ends employment law 16 Sep 2026

Severance pay in Australia and employer obligations when employment ends

Severance in Australia: the payments employers must make when employment ends, from notice and redundancy pay to final pay timing and genuine redundancy rules.

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How Casual Employment Works in Australia, definition, Entitlements and Conversion employment law 15 Sep 2026

How Casual Employment Works in Australia, definition, Entitlements and Conversion

How casual employment works in Australia: the definition test, what casuals are entitled to, and the employee choice pathway to permanent work.

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Responding to an Unfair Dismissal Application, your 7-Day Window employment law 15 Sep 2026

Responding to an Unfair Dismissal Application, your 7-Day Window

Employers have 7 days to respond to an unfair dismissal application. Learn the Form F3 steps, jurisdictional objections and conciliation process.

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Maternity Leave Obligations for Queensland Employers, a Compliance Guide employment law 14 Sep 2026

Maternity Leave Obligations for Queensland Employers, a Compliance Guide

Maternity and parental leave obligations for Queensland employers: unpaid leave, safe jobs, flexible work requests, government PPL and penalty exposure.

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Paying director fees in Australia and your company's legal obligations commercial law 14 Sep 2026

Paying director fees in Australia and your company's legal obligations

What must your company do when paying director fees in Australia? Approvals, PAYG, STP and super obligations, plus the penalties for getting them wrong.

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Part-time employee entitlements and what your business must provide employment law 14 Sep 2026

Part-time employee entitlements and what your business must provide

Part-time employees get most NES entitlements pro-rata. Here's what Australian employers must pay, provide and record, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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Furloughing Employees, how Stand Down Works in Australia employment law 14 Sep 2026

Furloughing Employees, how Stand Down Works in Australia

Can you furlough employees in Australia? Understand the stand down power under the Fair Work Act, when it applies, and the risks of getting it wrong.

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Directing employees to take annual leave, the rules and the risks employment law 13 Sep 2026

Directing employees to take annual leave, the rules and the risks

Directing employees to take annual leave is legal only in limited situations. Learn the shutdown and excess leave rules, the reasonableness test and the risks.

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Should Your Business Hire a Compliance Lawyer? commercial law 13 Sep 2026

Should Your Business Hire a Compliance Lawyer?

Deciding whether your Australian small business needs a compliance lawyer? Weigh the obligations, trigger points and penalties that should drive the call.

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