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ATO turn the spotlight on employees as contractors

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has stated their intention to increase their audit focus on businesses that use contractors. An incorrect employment classification of an employee / contractor could be a breach of both ATO and Workers Compensation legislation. If ATO determine that your contractors are employees, you would have a shortfall in your Superannuation […]

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Pre-existing injury disclosure…employers can ask

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Late last year the Queensland government made some significant changes to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. One particular change that employers should be aware of is that employers may now ask a prospective employee to disclose any pre-existing injury or medical condition that they believe or should suspect would be aggravated by the […]

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A business minefield – Employees misusing social media!

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Business owners beware! Even if you or your businesses are not active in the social media space, your employees’ online actions can have a lasting real life impact. In a well-known case from 2011, an employee of Linfox Australia Pty Ltd was dismissed for posting offensive and discriminatory comments about two of his managers on […]

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