Alert: Appointments Announced to Workers Compensation and Employment Tribunals
The State Government yesterday announced in the South Australian Government Gazette the following two new appointments to the Workers Compensation Tribunal and the Employment Tribunal: Deputy…
Strike First To Go
The Coalition’s Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014 was recently read for a second time in the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to introduce changes to the bargaining process…
TPD Assessment and Cost Implications for Insurers who Fail to Act Fairly
Important takeaways from Hannnover Life Re of Australasia v Cesario Colella [2014] VSCA 205
Alert: Return to Work and Employment Tribunal Bills passed by Parliament
The State Government’s plan to enact a new workers compensation scheme is all but in place after the Return to Work Bill 2014 yesterday passed through the Legislative Council. Minister Rau intends…
Alert: Welcome Tax Breaks for Start-ups on Employee Shares
On Tuesday 14 October 2014 the Australian Government confirmed it would introduce a number of key reforms as part of its “National Industry Innovation & Competitiveness Agenda”. One significant…
Workers’ Compensation Reform in South Australia
The Return to Work Bill 2014 (SA) is currently under debate in State Parliament. The Bill is intended to deliver the deepest reform of workers’ compensation in South Australia since 1986. The…
High Court Rules on Implied Term of Mutual Trust and Confidence
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2014] HCA 32.
ATO Publishes its Cues for Compliance Action
On 2 September the Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") released a new guide entitled “Assessing the Risk: allocation of profits within professional firms”. The document provides guidance for…
Shake up to South Australian Legal Market
Leading South Australian law firms Fox Tucker and Donaldson Walsh will soon be joining forces to form a new firm with a clear focus on service excellence – DW Fox Tucker. The new look firm will…
Mitigating the Risk of Sexual Harassment
As Richardson v Oracle has just shown, a policy alone isn’t always enough to prevent serious human and financial consequences. In February 2013, in the matter of Richardson v Oracle Corporation…
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