Pointon Partners Employment Law Seminar: Employee Share and Option Schemes

We continue to see strong interest from employer clients in the establishment of employee share or option schemes as a means of attracting, motivating and retaining staff.Join us for a seminar as our Partner Michael Bishop discusses:reasons to establish an employee share scheme;the different types of schemes which may be used;structuring [...]

2024-02-12T12:07:23+11:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: Employment Law|Tags: |

Home Sweet Hostility: FWC Rules that Working from Home on Mandatory Office Days is not a Valid Reason for Dismissal

Late last year, our Employment Team covered the case in which an employee was validly dismissed for failing to be present in the office during her mandatory office days. A recent Fair Work decision has outlined the contrary with the absence of the employee on his mandatory office days not [...]

2024-01-29T15:54:14+11:00January 29th, 2024|Categories: Employment Law|Tags: , |

The Positive Duty on Employers to Eliminate Sexual Harassment

The positive duty was introduced into the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA) in December 2022 and was a key recommendation of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (Commission) landmark Respect@Work Report in 2020 led by former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins. Organisations and businesses now have a positive duty to take ‘reasonable and [...]

2023-10-31T15:58:24+11:00October 31st, 2023|Categories: Employment Law|Tags: , |

Privacy Act – Reform is on the Way

The Federal Government Attorney- General’s Department released its much anticipated Privacy Act Review Report[1] this year (“Review”), foreshadowing sweeping changes to privacy legislation in Australia. While the digital age has generated benefits such as new efficiencies, consumer convenience and employment opportunities, [2] it has also resulted in the creation of copious [...]

2023-10-20T15:06:02+11:00October 20th, 2023|Categories: Commercial, Intellectual Property|Tags: , |

Earn-out Clause – a feature of today’s M & A environment

Earn-out clauses are progressively becoming a common feature of sale of business or company sale transactions. Earn-out clauses can be attractive to both the buyer and seller as they breach the gap in the sale price between the parties. However, there are various risks associated with earn-out clauses which may [...]

2023-10-04T14:19:40+11:00October 4th, 2023|Categories: Commercial|Tags: , |

Out of the Office, Out of a Job: Unauthorised Remote Work Arrangement Constitutes Valid Dismissal

Flexible working arrangements are becoming increasingly important for organisations attempting to access talent, boost productivity and to improve the work/life balance for employees. Recently, the Fair Work Commission rejected an employee’s claim that she was unfairly dismissed as she was working remotely without her employer’s consent. This case highlights that [...]

2023-09-27T10:25:52+10:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Employment Law|Tags: , |

Rural Pharmacy Australia Conference – September 2023

Our Partner Michael Bishop was thrilled to present to the inaugural Rural Pharmacy Australia Conference on the Gold Coast over the weekend. He presented on the following topics: Sale of Business; Partnership Agreements; and Unfair Dismissal Claims. You can access the slide from the presentaton in the link below. Pharmacy [...]

2023-09-04T16:10:01+10:00September 4th, 2023|Categories: Commercial|Tags: |

Working Hard or Hardly Working at Home? – Unfair Dismissal Claim Falls Short

Working Hard or Hardly Working at Home? – Unfair Dismissal Claim Falls Short With the work environment progressively adopting a hybrid approach, it is crucial that employers recognise that employee responsibilities remain consistent both when working remotely and in the office. Early last month a Fair Work Commission case decided [...]

2023-08-23T08:56:14+10:00August 23rd, 2023|Categories: Employment Law|Tags: , |
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