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Coming on board with a criminal record
Insight 30 Apr 2019

The Australian Human Rights Commission decided that a New South Wales company discriminated against a prospective employee by rescinding an offer of employment after discovering her criminal record. ...

FWC finds dismissal for Facebook post unfair
Insight 10 Sep 2019

The Fair Work Commission recently decided that while an employee's Facebook post breached her employment contract and her employer's social media policy, her dismissal was harsh because it didn't take into account her medical condition, her length of service and the lack of any previous performance issues. ...

The Workpac decision – are your casuals really casual?
Insight 05 Sep 2018

The Full Federal Court in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] recently decided that a casual fly-in fly-out labour hire worker was not really a casual and was therefore entitled to annual leave. ...

Does casuals' service count for redundancy pay purposes?
Insight 05 Sep 2018

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has again considered the issue of whether prior service as a casual or seasonal worker counts as service when calculating redundancy pay, and found that such prior service need not be recognised. ...

Court enforces four-year restraint
Insight 01 Nov 2017

A court has enforced a four-year restraint of trade clause in a business sale contract, preventing a part-time employee from taking up employment with a competitor after selling his stake in the business. ...

Hayne report – first impressions
Issues 11 Feb 2019

Commissioner Hayne's recommendations may initially seem somewhat modest – they do not undo vertical integration, impose limits on executive remuneration or ban bonuses and they do not recommend that directors prefer the interests of their customers. But, while it is true that the recommendations are not radical, there is much in the report that will mean some real changes for financial services companies, their Boards and their executives, as well as for their regulators and advisers. ...

Detailed analysis
Issues 11 Feb 2019

In the Final Report, the Commissioner has found that, for the most part, whilst the legislative tools necessary to protect borrowers are already available, there have been significant shortcomings in ...

Allens advises on groundbreaking renewable energy funding deal
News 20 Mar 2015

Allens has advised Infrastructure Capital Group ( ICG ) on the successful A$205 million issue in the US Private Placement ( USPP ) market by Hallett Hill No.2 Wind Farm. The transaction is ...

Allens signs on as foundation partner of Australia's first fintech start-up hub
News 04 Mar 2015

Allens has signed on as one of the corporate foundation members of Stone and Chalk, an independent entity created to foster and accelerate the development of world-class Australian fintech start-up ...

Allens advises REST on its first direct debt investment
News 13 Apr 2015

Allens has acted for Australian superannuation fund REST Industry Super ( REST ) to achieve completion of its first direct debt investment.  The deal was led by Allens banking and finance Partners ...

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