Business Advice

What are an employer’s legal obligations to their employees? Can I stand down staff without pay? Make them use up leave? Cut their pay?

Google reviews are becoming a hugely persuasive factor when it comes to whether or not someone will use a business or buy a product.

What should Australian businesses do if they can’t meet their obligations under a commercial contract because of the coronavirus?

Australia's privacy watchdog has launched court proceedings against Facebook, and consumers should hope this is only the first of many more actions by the privacy regulator.

From 1 April 2020, Australian company directors will be personally liable for their company’s unpaid GST. Here's what you need to do to minimise your risk.

Startups and scale-ups looking to raise capital must be conscious of their disclosure obligations. Here's everything you need to know.

The success or otherwise of an unfair dismissal application largely depends on whether the employee is entitled to protection under the Fair Work Act.

Employers must set up a system for employee records to reflect the different stages of the employment lifecycle and capture all relevant information.

A former sales manager has been found in contempt of court for breaching court undertakings that he would not contact his former employer's customers.

An independent contractor who demonstrated Tupperware products has had her claims of unlawful adverse action rejected because a court found she was a true independent contractor and not an employee.