Hiring Your First Employee? A Legal Guide for Employers

Hiring your first employee? Learn the legal steps employers should consider, including awards, NES, contracts,...

Do Small Businesses Need Employment Contracts?

Small businesses should use written employment contracts to clarify roles, pay, entitlements, confidentiality, IP ownership...

Legal Documents for New Business: 7 Essentials

This article acts as a general checklist of the 7 legal documents that new businesses...

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Employees

This article outlines 5 common mistakes that businesses make when hiring employees that should be...

Employment Contracts: Does this form part of ‘employee records’?

Do employers need to keep employment contracts? Learn what the Fair Work Act requires, what...

Navigating the Christmas Shutdown Period: Leave Requests and Employer Obligations

Understand your legal obligations during the Christmas shutdown. Learn how to manage leave requests, comply...

Fair Work Act Update: New Protections for Penalty and Overtime Rates

This article will explore the Fair Work Act changes coming into effect from 30 August...

Hiring Offshore: Legal and Practical Considerations of Using Overseas Contractors in Australia

This article explores the key legal and practical considerations that should be taken into account...

Overhaul of Restraint of Trade Clauses

Discover how the 2025–26 Federal Budget proposes major changes to non-compete clauses in Australian employment...

New Changes for Casual Employees: Moving to Permanent Employment

This article will explore the details of these reforms and what they mean for employers...