by Quinns_News | Apr 11, 2012 | Legal News
A genuine redundancy payment is a lump sum payment received by an employee who is dismissed from employment because the employee’s position is genuinely redundant. A payment cannot be both a genuine redundancy payment and an early retirement scheme payment due to the...
by Quinns_News | Mar 7, 2012 | Legal News
In the first quarter of the year, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) launched thousands of audits into retail businesses, and found that over a quarter of them were in breach of workplace regulations and laws. Although many of the businesses were doing so unaware of the...
by Quinns_News | Feb 15, 2012 | Legal News
As our state governments are committing us to higher density living, this growth would inevitably create an increase in strata-related disputes. Currently, an on-line consultation is underway with suggestions for the reform of strata laws. This is the time for owners...
by Quinns_News | Feb 1, 2012 | Legal News
On 19 October 2011, the New South Wales Parliament passed legislation that makes a number of changes to the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) (“the Act”). Please find some of the changes outlined below. Changes that apply from October 2011 The following changes are now in...
by Quinns_News | Jan 25, 2012 | Legal News
Under the National Employment Standards (NES), an employer who is defined as a small business employer is not required to provide redundancy pay. However, an employer may have redundancy pay obligations under an industrial instrument or contract of employment. A small...
by Quinns_News | Dec 7, 2011 | Legal News
Under Section 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (OHS), all employers have a duty of care to their employees. The most effective way of meeting this duty of care is to integrate health and safety concerns into your planning and implementation strategies....
