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Employee leave entitlements and what Australian employers must provide employment law 10 Sep 2026

Employee leave entitlements and what Australian employers must provide

Employee leave entitlements in Australia: NES minimums you must provide, record and pay, how they differ for casuals, and the penalties for getting them wrong.

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Deed of restraint, what it is and when Australian courts enforce it commercial law 10 Sep 2026

Deed of restraint, what it is and when Australian courts enforce it

Deed of restraint explained: what it is, why it takes deed form, the reasonableness test Australian courts apply, and the mistakes that make one unenforceable.

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Do You Need an Employment Contract Lawyer? A Decision Guide for Employers employment law 09 Sep 2026

Do You Need an Employment Contract Lawyer? A Decision Guide for Employers

Should you hire an employment contract lawyer? A decision guide for Australian employers weighing award coverage, pay, restraints and termination risk.

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Queensland employment law and what employers must do to stay compliant employment law 09 Sep 2026

Queensland employment law and what employers must do to stay compliant

Queensland employment law essentials: which system covers your business, the standards you can't undercut, and the compliance steps that prevent costly claims.

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Expanding to the US from Australia and the legal foundations to get right commercial law 08 Sep 2026

Expanding to the US from Australia and the legal foundations to get right

Expanding to the US from Australia? A legal roadmap covering structure, state registration, contracts, trade marks, hiring and privacy for Australian SMEs.

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Employment law obligations for manufacturing businesses, a compliance guide employment law 08 Sep 2026

Employment law obligations for manufacturing businesses, a compliance guide

Employment law obligations for manufacturing businesses: award pay, maximum hours, leave, flexible work and WHS duties, plus penalties for getting them wrong.

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When a valid reason for dismissal is still an unfair dismissal employment law 08 Sep 2026

When a valid reason for dismissal is still an unfair dismissal

A valid reason for dismissal was not enough for Bunnings: the Fair Work Commission found the dismissal unfair on process. Learn how to protect your business.

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How serious is that legal problem? A risk triage guide for Australian businesses commercial law 08 Sep 2026

How serious is that legal problem? A risk triage guide for Australian businesses

Not sure how serious your business's legal problem is? Learn how to triage legal risk in Australia and respond before small issues become expensive claims.

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Can you backdate a contract in Australia? commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Can you backdate a contract in Australia?

Can you backdate a contract in Australia? Learn when backdating documents is unlawful and the lawful ways to make an agreement effective from an earlier date.

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Providing notice to casual employees and your obligations as an Australian employer employment law 06 Sep 2026

Providing notice to casual employees and your obligations as an Australian employer

Notice to casual employees: Australian employers' duties on ending engagements, roster changes, shift cancellations, stand downs and conversion responses.

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Paying super on annual leave, what counts and what doesn't employment law 06 Sep 2026

Paying super on annual leave, what counts and what doesn't

When must you pay super on annual leave, leave loading and termination payouts? The OTE and qualifying earnings rules and Payday Super deadlines, explained.

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Setting up a side hustle from home and the legal steps, in order commercial law 05 Sep 2026

Setting up a side hustle from home and the legal steps, in order

Starting a side hustle from home? The legal steps, in order: pick a structure, get an ABN, register a business name, check GST, licences, IP and contracts.

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