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Employment Law Articles
Expert articles and practical legal guides on employment law for australian businesses.
Full-Time vs Part-Time vs Casual Employment in Australia
Hiring your first team member-or growing your team-means deciding whether the role should be full-time, part-time or casual. The right choice can improve productivity, reduce costs and help you stay compliant with...
3 January 2026
Non-Compete Clause Example In Australia: Make Restraints Stick
Hiring and training great people takes time. When a key team member leaves, you want to make sure they don’t walk straight into a competitor and take your hard-won customers, confidential information...
3 January 2026
Can Employees Work on ANZAC Day in Australia?
ANZAC Day (25 April) is one of Australia’s most significant public holidays. For many small businesses, it also raises practical questions about staffing, trading hours, and pay. If you’re planning rosters, figuring...
3 January 2026
Custom And Practice In Australia: What It Means And How To Manage It
As a small business owner, you’ve probably made informal decisions over time to keep things moving - letting staff leave early on Fridays when it’s quiet, absorbing minor late fees from a...
3 January 2026
Can A Student Start A Business In Australia? What To Know
We often hear this question from founders and small business owners: can a student do business in Australia? The short answer is usually yes - but there are visa conditions and legal...
3 January 2026
EEO Principles In Australia: Hiring, Policies and Compliance
Creating a fair, inclusive workplace isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s smart business. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles help you attract great people, reduce legal risk and build a...
3 January 2026
Engaging Overseas Contractors In 2026: What You Need To Know
Hiring overseas contractors can be a smart way to scale your business in 2026. You can access specialist skills, extend your operating hours across time zones, and keep your costs predictable as...
3 January 2026
Is Saturday Double Pay in Australia?
Weekend trading can be great for business, but it also raises a familiar compliance question for employers: is Saturday double pay? The short answer is: not usually. In Australia, whether you must...
2 January 2026
ACT LSL Calculator: What Employers Need To Know
If you employ staff in the Australian Capital Territory, long service leave (LSL) is one of those entitlements you can’t afford to get wrong. Between different employment types, changes to hours, unpaid...
2 January 2026
Workplace Investigation Examples in Australia: Run a Fair Process
When something goes wrong at work - a harassment complaint, a missing cash float, a safety breach - it can feel urgent and stressful. As a small business owner, you want to...
2 January 2026
What Is An Individual Flexibility Agreement? (2026 Updated)
Running a business in Australia often means balancing fairness, compliance, and commercial reality. You want to offer working arrangements that fit your team’s needs, while still meeting your obligations under the Fair...
2 January 2026
What Is An Enterprise Bargaining Agreement? (2026 Updated)
If you employ staff in Australia, you’ve probably come across terms like “modern award”, “enterprise agreement” and “EBA”. They can sound similar, but the practical impact on your payroll, rostering, leave, and...
2 January 2026
Employment Contract Lawyers in Melbourne
Hiring your first team member in Melbourne is exciting - and a little daunting. Between awards, leave entitlements, and non-competes, it’s normal to wonder whether your employment contracts cover everything and actually...
2 January 2026
Stand Down Without Pay in Australia: What Employers Should Know
When trading conditions change overnight, cashflow gets tight, or a key supplier shuts down, you might be wondering whether you can stand down staff without pay to keep the doors open. It’s...
2 January 2026
What Is PAYG Employment In Australia?
Hiring staff is an exciting milestone for any small business. It also means stepping into the world of payroll and tax compliance - and in Australia, that starts with PAYG. If you’ve...
2 January 2026
Labour Hire Licence Costs In Australia: What To Budget
If you’re planning to supply workers to other businesses - whether that’s nurses, tradies, warehousing staff or IT contractors - chances are you’ve come across labour hire licensing. Understanding the labour hire...
2 January 2026
How To Find Your Employer’s ABN
As a small business, you’ll regularly need another business’s ABN - whether you’re onboarding a new contractor, setting up payroll for a new team member who’s moving across from another employer, signing...
2 January 2026
Right to Disconnect Policy in Australia: How it Works
If you run a small business, you’ve probably felt the “always on” pressure yourself. Clients message after hours. Team chats keep pinging. Emails keep coming. And before you know it, the workday...
2 January 2026
How To Lease A Butcher Shop In Australia
Spotted a “butcher shop for lease” sign and thinking it could be your next venture? A good site, steady foot traffic and a strong brand can set you up for success -...
2 January 2026Fair Work Notice Periods for Employers in Australia
Managing “notice” the right way protects your business, reduces the risk of disputes, and helps you transition staff smoothly. Whether you’re ending someone’s employment, restructuring, or dealing with a resignation, the Fair...
2 January 2026
Understanding Terms Of Employment In Australia
Hiring your first team member (or tightening up your existing contracts) is a milestone. It’s also the moment your business takes on legal obligations as an employer. The fastest way to stay...
2 January 2026What Does Non-Solicitation Mean in Australia?
If you’ve spent years building strong client relationships and a great team, the last thing you want is a departing employee or contractor taking your customers or staff with them. This is...
2 January 2026
How to Handle Gross Insubordination in Australia
Managing staff isn’t always straightforward. When an employee flatly refuses a lawful and reasonable direction, uses abusive language, or undermines authority in a serious way, you may be dealing with gross insubordination....
2 January 2026
Free Internships In Australia: Before You Offer Unpaid Work
Offering a “free internship” can seem like a win-win. You get fresh talent and interns get experience. But in Australia, most unpaid internships are not lawful unless they meet very specific criteria...
2 January 2026
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