Is your drug and alcohol policy up to scratch? A recent FWC decision highlights the importance of a clearly drafted and well communicated policy if that forms a basis for a dismissal.
“Same Job Same Pay” orders are coming in thick and fast from the Fair Work Commission, particularly in Queensland, and will take effect from 1 November 2024.
Liquidated damages are an agreed contractual rate of amounts payable by a party who delivers a project late. The upside of liquidated damages is that the fixed rate provides the parties with certainty.
In NSW, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (SOPA) works with the Contractors Debts Act 1997 to provide options which allow subcontractors to bypass a head contractor and claim payment directly from the principal in certain circumstances.
While Security of Payment legislation is a powerful tool for recovery, a wrong step can have significant consequences for the chances of your claim succeeding.
Employers should be aware of their rights when an employee discloses they are taking medicinal cannabis, and navigate the situation carefully due to the discrimination risks.
Failing to terminate a construction contract properly can drastically affect your entitlements and legal position, and can leave you exposed to a claim by the other party.
In the construction industry, efficiency is a key goal. In striving for this efficiency, principals and contractors often seek to streamline and fast-track common contracting processes and procedures – enter, the “Letter of Intent”.
