Employers have a duty to protect their employees from all forms of harassment. But what constitutes such harassment, from whose perspective must it be viewed, and how should allegations of improper conduct be assessed and dealt with?
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If you haven’t trademarked your names and other branding, how can you protect your business from deceptive and unlawful competition?
Alcohol goes hand in hand with the Festive Season, making this the perfect time to discuss your duty as an employer to manage the risks of alcohol consumption at work.
“Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.” (Ed Asner, actor with a great sense of humour!)
"If you're flogging a dead horse, make sure you're not riding it." (Josh Stern)
Imagine tucking into a delicious hamburger at your favourite restaurant, only to suddenly feel a sharp pain in your throat and realise that something awful is stuck there
Occasional disagreements are inevitable in all relationships, but when they spiral out of control to the extent that the directors of a company go to war with each other, the resulting deadlock can make it impossible for the company to continue operating.
Unlawfully forcing an employee to retire at “normal retirement age” could amount to automatically unfair age discrimination – and lead to the employer paying out a compensation order of two years’ earnings.
We list the basic legal requirements for the validity of the restraint of trade clause.
Everyone knows about the very strong employee protections provided by our employment laws. But we aren’t all as clear on when an employer is legally justified in hiring someone on a fixed term contract basis rather than on the standard “permanent employee” basis.