Commercial Legal News Updates

  Employment Law- How to Avoid Redundancy   Employers can easily fall into dispute with their employees by failing to properly handle redundancies. There is often uncertainty surrounding redundancy, in terms of handling it within the law, as well as cost. Redundancy commonly occurs when a business is sold and a new owner offers jobs to the vendor’s existing workforce. Some [...]

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  Employer or Contractor - do you know the difference?   It’s important for all businesses to have systems in place to determine whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors, as tax, super and other government obligations are different depending on whether the working arrangement is employment or contracting. Employees generally have PAYG [...]

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  Starting a Business – An overview of Common Business Structures   There are 4 main types of business structures for doing business in Australia, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. A person can carry on business as a sole trader, partnership, trust and company. The choice of business structure is an important decision to make at the start of a business venture, as [...]

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  Verification of Identity in property transactions   Verification of Identity in property transactions (VOI) is a process used to confirm the identity of a person. Lawyers and other parties involved in property transactions have an obligation to ensure that the person claiming authority to deal with land is legally permitted to do so. This includes confirming a person’s capacity [...]

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  What it means now 457 visas have been axed   The Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa program (457 visa) commenced in 1996 with the objective of addressing genuine skill shortages in the Australian labour market. Employers (known as business sponsors) could recruit overseas workers for skilled positions for which they could find no suitable local candidates. The 457 visa allowed migrants to [...]

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