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How the Fair Work Commission works, a guide for Australian employers employment law 22 Sep 2026

How the Fair Work Commission works, a guide for Australian employers

How the Fair Work Commission works for employers: awards, enterprise agreements, unfair dismissal, the annual wage review and where a lawyer can help.

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Bona fide redundancy in Australia and your obligations as an employer employment law 22 Sep 2026

Bona fide redundancy in Australia and your obligations as an employer

Run a compliant bona fide redundancy in Australia: the genuine redundancy test, consultation and redeployment duties, and the payments you must make.

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Return to work obligations, a guide for Australian employers employment law 22 Sep 2026

Return to work obligations, a guide for Australian employers

Return to work obligations for Australian employers: what WHS, workers compensation, reasonable adjustment and privacy law require when an employee returns.

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Hiring someone bound by a restraint of trade and weighing the risk employment law 22 Sep 2026

Hiring someone bound by a restraint of trade and weighing the risk

Weigh the risks before hiring an employee bound by a restraint of trade: enforceability, injunctions and your exposure for inducing a breach of contract.

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Terminating employment in Australia and your legal obligations as an employer employment law 22 Sep 2026

Terminating employment in Australia and your legal obligations as an employer

A practical guide to employment termination in Australia: lawful reasons, notice and redundancy pay, fair process and the claims that follow mistakes.

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IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses cyber law 22 Sep 2026

IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses

IT policies and procedures for Australian businesses: your obligations on privacy, data breaches, spam and security, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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Sham Contracting Penalties, what Triggers Them and What They Cost employment law 22 Sep 2026

Sham Contracting Penalties, what Triggers Them and What They Cost

Sham contracting penalties reach $109,200 per contravention for companies. Learn what triggers the Fair Work Act prohibitions and when to get legal advice.

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Startup legal obligations and what to plan for before you launch commercial law 21 Sep 2026

Startup legal obligations and what to plan for before you launch

Legal obligations Australian startups take on at launch: structure, registration, GST, consumer law, privacy, hiring, IP, and penalties for getting them wrong.

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How Redundancy Payments Work in Australia employment law 21 Sep 2026

How Redundancy Payments Work in Australia

How redundancy pay works under Australia's National Employment Standards: who is entitled, how it's calculated, what's excluded, and when to get legal help.

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Can casual employees claim unfair dismissal in Australia employment law 21 Sep 2026

Can casual employees claim unfair dismissal in Australia

Can a casual employee claim unfair dismissal in Australia? Here's how the Fair Work Commission tests eligibility, service periods and dismissal process.

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How director resignations work, notice, ASIC filing and the managing director's dual role commercial law 20 Sep 2026

How director resignations work, notice, ASIC filing and the managing director's dual role

How do director resignations work in Australia? The written notice, the 28-day ASIC filing deadline and what changes when a managing director steps down.

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How to find your ABN, a step-by-step guide for Australian business owners commercial law 20 Sep 2026

How to find your ABN, a step-by-step guide for Australian business owners

Learn step by step how to find your ABN with ABN Lookup, check that it is active and belongs to the right entity, and apply if you are not yet registered.

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