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Modern awards and enterprise agreements, how your staff's minimum conditions are set employment law 18 Aug 2026

Modern awards and enterprise agreements, how your staff's minimum conditions are set

How modern awards and enterprise agreements set your staff's minimum pay and conditions, and the steps to work out which instrument applies to your business.

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How leave accrues while an employee is on leave and the NES service rules, explained employment law 18 Aug 2026

How leave accrues while an employee is on leave and the NES service rules, explained

How leave accrual works while an employee is on leave: the Fair Work service rules for annual, personal, parental and community service leave in Australia.

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How unpaid leave works under the Fair Work Act employment law 18 Aug 2026

How unpaid leave works under the Fair Work Act

How unpaid leave works under the Fair Work Act: which types are NES entitlements, when leave without pay is discretionary, and the accrual rules.

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How Long Can a Sole Trader Work for One Company? employment law 17 Aug 2026

How Long Can a Sole Trader Work for One Company?

No law caps how long a sole trader can work for one company in Australia, but long exclusive work can be reclassified as employment. Here is how the test works.

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Superannuation obligations for small business owners, who to pay, how much, and when employment law 17 Aug 2026

Superannuation obligations for small business owners, who to pay, how much, and when

Small business superannuation obligations explained: who you must pay super for, the 12% rate, payday super deadlines and the cost of missing payments.

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What is a contract of service in Australia employment law 16 Aug 2026

What is a contract of service in Australia

What is a contract of service? Learn the legal test for employee versus contractor in Australia, the entitlements that attach, and the misclassification traps.

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Summary dismissal for serious misconduct and what Australian employers must do employment law 16 Aug 2026

Summary dismissal for serious misconduct and what Australian employers must do

Summary dismissal for serious misconduct: when Australian employers can dismiss without notice, the fair process required, and the claims that follow mistakes.

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When Australian employers can ask for leave evidence and the reasonable person test employment law 16 Aug 2026

When Australian employers can ask for leave evidence and the reasonable person test

When can you ask employees for a medical certificate? The reasonable person test for leave evidence and your Fair Work record keeping and privacy duties.

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Redundancy Pay in NSW, what Employers Must Pay and Do employment law 15 Aug 2026

Redundancy Pay in NSW, what Employers Must Pay and Do

Making a role redundant in NSW? Find out when redundancy pay is owed under the Fair Work Act, how to calculate it on the NES scale, and the duties that apply.

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Legal foundations that give Australian startups a competitive edge commercial law 15 Aug 2026

Legal foundations that give Australian startups a competitive edge

Legal strategies that give Australian startups a competitive edge: choosing structure, founder terms, contracts, IP, privacy and hiring under current law.

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The Essendon OHS fine and lessons for every Australian employer employment law 15 Aug 2026

The Essendon OHS fine and lessons for every Australian employer

WorkSafe Victoria fined Essendon $200,000 for workplace safety breaches even though no player was harmed. Here's what the case means for Australian employers.

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Vicarious liability in Australia and when employers answer for staff conduct employment law 14 Aug 2026

Vicarious liability in Australia and when employers answer for staff conduct

Vicarious liability can make Australian employers liable for civil wrongs staff commit at work. Learn how the test works, its limits, and when to get help.

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