WORKPLACE BULLYING
From 1 January 2014, workers may apply to the Fair Work Commission for an order to stop bullying in the work place. This change in the Fair Work Act is significant because at present there is limited legislation in Australia which prohibits workplace “bullying”.
Under the new laws, a worker will be found to have been “bullied at work” where an individual or group behaves unreasonably towards that worker and that behaviour creates a risk to health and safety. Continue Reading
DORMANT COMPANIES – WHY DEREGISTER?
In our experience, it is not uncommon for a company to be set up for a specific purpose and the company then remains dormant after that purpose has been achieved or the purpose for setting up the company falls away. There are costs and risks associated with allowing a company to remain dormant which should be considered as part of a wider consideration of whether to deregister the company once its purpose has been achieved or lapses.
While a company remains registered, it also remains subject to the ordinary legal requirements imposed by the corporations legislation including the payment of an annual fee. The directors of the company also remain subject to legal obligations relating to the affairs of the company.Continue Reading