Protection of confidential information for employers Departing employees can pose a risk to the future goodwill of a business, as they have had the opportunity to form relationships with its customers and suppliers. Employees will often be given unfettered access to commercially sensitive documents and information, and will have received [...]
The Federal Court of Australia has recently ordered an account of damages to be paid to a senior-employee of Hawkesbury Race Club, Mrs Leggett, due to the bullying and harassment resulting from her employment. This case highlights consequences that result from overbearing and harassing management of staff and how injured [...]
Please join us as our employment lawyers Michael Bishop, Amelita Hensman and Ben Drysdale discuss the key employment issues likely to impact your business in the new financial year, including: Returning to work – employer and employee obligations Vaccinations Superannuation changes Engaging independent contractors, part-time employees & casual employees Changes to [...]
As employees start to return to the office, they may find it increasingly difficult to leave their personal lives at home. Employees may be tempted to handle private affairs such as a side business or non-work related calls during working hours. While employers may be lenient to a certain extent, [...]
On 24 February, our emploment lawyers Michael Bishop and Ben Drysdale discussed the recent High Court Decisions regarding Indpendant Contractors and how this can affect your business as well as steps your business should be taking. If you would like to view the recording of the webinar, please click on [...]
With a team led by our Tony Pointon, Pointon Partners are very pleased to have assisted Australian Bio Fert Pty Ltd in a JV with Incitec Pivot Fertiliser Ltd in respect of the creation and delivery of a new category of sustainable fertiliser. Mark Frecheville of ABF: “Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) [...]
Late last week the Victorian Government released the formal Directions underpinning its announcement the prior week that those Victorian workers who had been classified as “authorised workers” during the pandemic would be required to be vaccinated in order to continue working. These Directions are framed in a similar way to [...]
We note that as part of the Victorian Government’s Roadmap for the easing of restrictions released several weeks ago it announced that once 80% of the community is fully vaccinated (anticipated to be around 5 November) then staff who have been working from home will be able to return to [...]
Pointon Partners hosted a golfing webinar yesterday featuring John Cornish. John is one of only 49 people worldwide to have completed all of Golf Magazine’s top 100 golf courses in the world, including Whistling Straits – this year’s Ryder Cup venue. The webinar was recorded, should you want to watch [...]
In the lead up to the 2021 Ryder Cup Pointon Partners is pleased to be hosting another golfing webinar, featuring John Cornish. John is one of only 49 people worldwide to have completed all of Golf Magazine’s top 100 golf courses in the world, including Whistling Straits – this year’s [...]
