Business Advice

Employers must set up a system for employee records to reflect the different stages of the employment lifecycle and capture all relevant information.

A former sales manager has been found in contempt of court for breaching court undertakings that he would not contact his former employer's customers.

An independent contractor who demonstrated Tupperware products has had her claims of unlawful adverse action rejected because a court found she was a true independent contractor and not an employee.

More small businesses are reporting dodgy behavior in the B2B market, prompting a warning from the ACCC and deputy chair Mick Keogh.

New wage theft scandals are unlikely to be the last, as corporate Australia reckons with one of the worst worker exploitation scandals in recent memory.

Crikey’s Inq investigation team have been digging deep into the swirling sewer of Australian online reviews, and how they affect businesses.

Google is facing claims it has not done enough to prevent the spread of defamatory material on its platforms, and now faces a potential class action.

The collapse of George Calombaris' restaurant empire has thrown the future of several other business operators into the air as the fallout from the wage theft scandal spreads across Melbourne.

Businesses should think of a whistleblower policy as both cultivating a ‘speak-up’ culture and defending against reputational damage.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled an employee was fairly dismissed, after he made a series of racist and sexist comments to his colleagues.

Amid thick bushfire smoke in cities including Canberra and Melbourne, employers need to consider their legal obligations.

Bushfire charity scams have popped up as fraudsters attempt to take advantage of Australians' generosity, the ACCC has warned.