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Thursday, 29 July 2010



Contract tricks to watch out for
Some agencies seem to be getting more sly when arranging contract signing. Here are some things to watch out for. (11/30/2007)

Watch out for unfair termination clauses
A lot of agencies hide unfair termination clauses in their contracts, make sure yours isn't one of them. (05/13/2005)

Workplace spying by bosses to be banned
Tired of your boss reading your email and checking which websites you've visited? (05/05/2005)

Overtime for IT professionals - of course
Many IT professionals are not aware of the overtime/ time in lieu provisions of the Information Technology Industry (Professional Employees) Award 2001. (06/10/2004)

Contract tricks to watch out for
Some agencies seem to be getting more sly when arranging contract signing. Here are some things to watch out for. (04/27/2004)

The New South Wales unfair contracts jurisdiction
The Industrial Relations Commission has the power to render void unfair contracts in which work is performed. (08/06/2003)

Employees v independent contractors
A recent decision has re-iterated the principles to be applied when determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. (07/23/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - summing up
Contracting provides greater flexibility in the scope of agreements between customer and contractor. (06/25/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - taxation issues
The application of the tax laws varies widely from case to case and seems, in Australia, at least, to be in a continual state of flux. (06/19/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - professional indemnity insurance
Professional Indemnity insurance is often a prerequisite to a contract. (06/13/2003)

Breach of IT contracts
Yet another breach of contract case involving the provision of an alleged faulty computer system has been heard by the courts. (06/11/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - limitation of liability clauses
At common law, parties are free to structure their contracts to include exclusion clauses. (06/10/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - restraint of trade
A restraint of trade clause is used to restrict the future business activities of people who sell businesses and employees. In relation to employees such clauses are much more likely to fail. (06/04/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - intellectual property
A common clause in contracts you will come across has to do with intellectual property. (05/26/2003)

Contractor's legal guide - tort principles
A tort is a wrong committed against another for which the law will compensate.The most common torts which you may come across are: negligence, defamation, assault, deceit and trespass. (05/20/2003)
 
 

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