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What Is Copyright?
Copyright is a type of intellectual property, more specifically it is a bundle of legal rights that gives the owner exclusive ownership over original creative works. The owner is grantedRead More
What Are The Options For An Employee When They Are Directed To Take Annual Leave?
Understanding your entitlements are crucial to navigating questions around annual leave. National Employment Standards (NES) guarantee full-time employees a minimum of 4 weeks of annual leave and part-time employees getRead More
What Is A Partnership?
It is often that we hear clients creating a business with another person mentioning that they have a partnership or want to set a partnership up. This is not correctRead More
What Is A Consultancy Agreement?
The terms and conditions of your consultancy services are set out in a consultancy agreement. Consultants usually provide expert advice regarding specific business operations across all different industries. Consultants rangeRead More
What Is Employee Stand Down and Why Do It?
As everyone is aware, the coronavirus pandemic has had a monstrous effect on businesses globally. To financially survive, a wide scale amount of employers have unfortunately had to stand downRead More
What’s the Difference Between Term Sheets and a Shareholder Agreement?
The essential difference between Term Sheets and Shareholder Agreements is that the former are not usually legally binding, while Shareholder Agreements, on the other hand, tend to be legally binding.Read More
What Is The Purpose Of An Employment Separation Ticket?
An ESC is a Services Australia Form outlining the general details regarding a former employee’s employment. The details included in the form are the employees average weekly wage and howRead More