Browsing: Contracts

Two workers found by the High Court to be independent contractors have failed to prove they should nonetheless be classified as "employees" for superannuation purposes. read more

In the face of more clients demanding recruiters sign their own terms, understanding contracts and knowing how to negotiate will become crucial skills, a lawyer says. read more

The end of 2022 saw a raft of new workplace laws being passed, but they're just the start of what employers will face in 2023. Watch this webcast to prepare yourself for the year ahead. read more

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In a new contractor-versus-employee ruling, a worker has unsuccessfully tried to claim he was sacked for complaining about his pay. read more

A recent tribunal ruling over a recruiter's unpaid placement fee serves as a "101" lesson in avoiding temp-to-perm disputes, a lawyer says. read more

After hiring two employees from a competitor, HR software company Elmo has won one dispute and lost the other over whether the post-employment restraints in their contracts were reasonable. read more

The Fair Work Commission has 'closed its eyes' to certain realities about a contracting relationship, in upholding an organisation's appeal against a finding that a delivery rider was an employee with unfair dismissal rights. read more

The current market is an opportune time for agency leaders to rethink the concept of recruitment 'guarantees', or at least tighten up their contract clauses to minimise undesirable risks, a lawyer says. read more

A recruitment company wasn't "disingenuous or tokenistic" in offering to find further engagements for an on-hire employee it removed from a client's site, the Fair Work Commission has accepted in dismissing his claim. read more