by Quinns Blog | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, Employment and Human Resources News
A worker has again failed to prove she was an employee rather than a contractor, with an appeal bench ruling three critical factors pointed “decisively away” from an employment relationship. In August 2019, Fair Work Commissioner Peter Hampton rejected an Uber Eats...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 29, 2020 | Accounting News, Small Business News
The package of legislation to modernise the business registers passed Parliament last week and awaits Royal Assent. As a result of the passage of this legislation, there will be a new Commonwealth business registry regime and registry functions under one Registrar –...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you want to appoint a trustee as a beneficiary of a discretionary trust? There are facts you should be aware of. Under the legislation, the trustee of a trust may be a person or a company (a corporate trustee). In either case, the trustee must be legally capable of...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Only use this method if you are a sole trader or partnership (where at least one partner is an individual) claiming for a car. On this page: This method Rates How you use this method This method The cents per kilometre method: uses a set rate for each kilometre...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recognises that the community has experienced significant challenges this year. The ATO’s support and guidance should make tax time easier, particularly where new circumstances mean that people are receiving a different type of...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2019 (the Act) and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 (the RAB Act) passed NSW Parliament. The following information provides a brief overview of the new laws. We will...
by Quinns_News | Jun 15, 2020 | Newsletter Features, Small Business News
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot about our lives changed almost overnight. Often, we didn’t know what to expect or what was going to happen next. Thankfully, our community, our country and the economy can now slowly start to repair. Whilst it is great to be...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 12, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
Poor performance is a difficult issue to bring up with employees, and in the current COVID-19 crisis it can be a challenging area to navigate should you as an employer wish to dismiss your underperforming worker. Many employers have held up performance management...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 12, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
What is a Restraint of Trade Clause? A restraint of trade in an employment contract refers to a clause applying typically when an employee leaves a business or company; it applies to post-employment. Essentially, it is an agreement that an employee will not do...
by Quinns Blog | Jun 12, 2020 | Financial Planning News, Newsletter Features
$20 Billion in unclaimed super, that’s a hell of a lot of super. That works out at $2,265 per every working Australian. If 50% of the working population have unclaimed super that’s $4,530 each. Say 10% $22,650 per person. If that money was invested now imagine what it...
