The Australian Tax Office has announced that whilst it remains committed to engaging with taxpayers about unpaid debts as the economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, where taxpayers don’t engage … [Read more...]
Distinguishing between Employees and Contractors
Distinguishing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor continues to be an essential determination for business owners to make. The consequences of getting it wrong could … [Read more...]
DEVELOPMENTS IN CASUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FAIR WORK AMENDMENT BILL 2020
Regular readers of our newsletter will be familiar with our ongoing examination of various cases of the right of casual employees who have been engaged regularly for over a year by their employers to … [Read more...]
Special Leave Granted: High Court to Hear Appeal on Casual Employment
Last week the High Court of Australia granted WorkPac special leave to appeal the decision in WorkPac v Robert Rossato. We examined the case at the lower court levels in our earlier article titled, … [Read more...]
How McDonalds lost its Big Mac Trade Mark in Europe
McDonald’s flagship hamburger, the Big Mac, was first introduced in 1967 in the United States and quickly became a staple of the fast-food restaurant chain. The sandwich brand was first registered as … [Read more...]
Casual Employment: Employees’ right to double dip confirmed – what employers need to know about recent decisions
Following on from our articles ‘The Essence of Casual Employment’ and ‘Recent Developments in Casual Employment’ there have been significant developments in case law relating to casual employment over … [Read more...]