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25 05, 2020

How to Implement National COVID-19 Safe Workplace Principles

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-25T13:04:22+10:00May 25th, 2020|Employment Law|

Recently, the Prime Minister announced a set of National COVID-10 Safe Workplace Principles for the safe return of employees. These principles follow Safe Work Australia’s guidance in [...]

18 05, 2020

Essential Workers Granted COVID-19 Workers Compensation Benefits

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-18T16:13:06+10:00May 18th, 2020|Commercial & Civil Litigation|

Ordinarily, when an employee wishes to claim covid-19 workers compensation, they are required to prove that the injury has been sustained in connection with their employment. The [...]

18 05, 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Asset Protection

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-18T15:55:09+10:00May 18th, 2020|Asset Protection|

Protecting assets against creditors is becoming increasingly important for individuals who are exposed to legal risk through their business or profession. Asset protection strategies can help individuals [...]

18 05, 2020

Coronavirus Support: Privacy Considerations for Employers

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-06-05T11:09:56+10:00May 18th, 2020|Employment Law|

When businesses are deciding how to respond to COVID-19, it is important they consider relevant COVID privacy considerations. Information pertaining to employees who have either contracted COVID-19 [...]

15 05, 2020

Will Employers be Liable for Staff who Contract COVID-19?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-15T16:06:28+10:00May 15th, 2020|Commercial & Civil Litigation|

Where a worker contracts COVID-19 from exposure at the workplace, it is possible for employers to face liability for compensation. As employees begin to return to work, [...]

11 05, 2020

JopKeeper and the Return to Work

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-11T16:43:57+10:00May 11th, 2020|Employment Law|

In response to the COVID-19 economic downturn, the government recently introduced a JobKeeper subsidy assisting businesses to continue to pay their employees. This allowed eligible employers to [...]

11 05, 2020

Redundancy Considerations for Employers

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-11T09:19:00+10:00May 11th, 2020|Employment Law|

Redundancy occurs where the position filled by an employee is no longer required to be performed by anyone. Due to economic fallout of COVID-19, employers are currently [...]

11 05, 2020

How to Maintain Flexible Working Arrangements

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-11T09:07:50+10:00May 11th, 2020|Employment Law|

COVID-19 restrictions have highlighted many benefits of working from home and opened the possibility of more permanent flexible working arrangements. This can include any changes to hours, [...]

7 05, 2020

Are Electronically Signed Documents Enforceable?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-04T16:10:20+10:00May 7th, 2020|Australian Consumer Law, Business Contracts & Agreements|

It is becoming common for documents to be signed electronically. The recent South Australian Supreme Court case of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited v Pickard [2019] SASC [...]

5 05, 2020

How to Protect your Estate from Family Provision Claims

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-05-05T08:46:38+10:00May 5th, 2020|Blended Family Wills|

In the past decade, disputes about wills and estates increased by 80%. The majority of these dispute arise from wills involving blended or estranged families. Despite the [...]

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