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How to Avoid a Dispute About Your Dispute Resolution Clause

How to Avoid a Dispute About Your Dispute Resolution Clause

As counterintuitive as it seems, time and time again we see disputes before the courts concerning the very clauses that were supposed to assist the parties avoid being there in the first place – the dispute resolution clauses that are most often found at the back of...

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Commercial & Residential Tenancies

Commercial & Residential Tenancies

Commercial Tenancies On 7 April 2020 the National Cabinet announced a new Code of Conduct (“Code”) to be legislated by the State and Territory governments in an effort to relieve pressure on retail, commercial and industrial tenants during the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”)...

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Alternative Tests For JobKeeper Subsidy

Alternative Tests For JobKeeper Subsidy

The nature in which the Coronavirus has impacted Australian business has made the JobKeeper payment, a key component of the Federal Government’s business support package, highly desirable to Australian business owners. The payment provides a $1,500.00 per fortnight,...

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Is Your Restraint Clause Valid? CK Win Highlights Issues

Is Your Restraint Clause Valid? CK Win Highlights Issues

By Chris Kintis and Anastasia Stomo Restraint of trade clauses are often found in employment contracts and Australian businesses are increasingly choosing to use restraint clauses in contracts between commercial entities. When used in this form, however, they serve to...

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The future of BOOT and Loaded Rates in Enterprise Agreements

The future of BOOT and Loaded Rates in Enterprise Agreements

By Murray Procter and Ashlee Miller Around one-third of all employees in the Australian labour market are covered by enterprise agreements.1 Enterprise bargaining is a central feature of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), and is regulated by Part 2-4. The objects...

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The Evolving Climate of Labour Hire in Australia

The Evolving Climate of Labour Hire in Australia

By Murray Procter and Ashlee Miller In 2002, the Australian Government Productivity Commission estimated there were approximately 270,000 people employed through labour hire, which was the equivalent to about 2.9 per cent of all employed persons.1  Today, labour hire...

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