by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 9, 2025
Australian companies being stung by overseas “contractor” arrangements that look deceptively simple. Engaging a cost effective VA, bookkeeper or developer can expose an Australian business to: ・Fair Work Act Obligations – deemed employee. (For example see...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Jul 10, 2025
After pushback from workers, the NSW Government has pulled a semi-backflip (with pike) on its controversial workers comp bill. Employees will no longer need the proposed NSWIRC ruling before claiming for psychological injuries caused by bullying or harassment. Bonus...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Jul 10, 2025
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed some of the (ahem) work-related claims people have made that won’t pass muster this year. Past expense claims not considered “work-related” include: a truckie’s claim for swimwear (because it was hot where they stopped...
by Jennifer Bicknell | May 6, 2025
An employee sent a resignation email in the early hours of the morning. The employer accepted it. Later, the employee tried to withdraw his resignation, claiming he had been suffering from paranoid delusions at the time. When the employer refused to let him retract...
by Jennifer Bicknell | May 6, 2025
A Melbourne-based lawyer flew to Adelaide for a long weekend. His absence from work on the Friday and Monday was explained in a statutory declaration and online medical certificate. When a HR consultant later spotted Instagram photos of the healthy looking employee...
by Jennifer Bicknell | May 2, 2025
Emoji use can have unintended consequences – especially across generations. One person’s levity is another person’s passive-aggression. Take this exchange: Gen Z employee: “All done with the report 🖒” Boomer manager: “Is there a reason for the tone?” Gen Z...
