Parliament has recently taken steps to address issues relating to cybercrimes by passing the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 on 13 February, 2017. The legislation is due to commence within 12 months of Royal Assent, with no assent or fixed date as yet. However, once enacted … [Read more...] about Mandatory data breach notification laws to come into force
It’s that time of year again and the End of Financial Year is upon us. Before 30 June take a moment to review your business so you can start the new financial year off on the right track. 1. Review your business story How has your business changed in the past year? As your business evolves to cope … [Read more...] about End of Financial Year Checklist
The Civil Aviation safety authority (CASA) have recently relaxed their regulations to reduce the cost and legal requirements around the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (drones). While there are currently more than 700 registered commercial drone operators, with approvals doubling each year, it’s … [Read more...] about Game of Drones
Hiring for attitude and culture has become the new hash tag. The shift has gone from hiring someone who has a certain skill set to finding someone who will fit perfectly within your Workplace Culture. But what is Workplace Culture? Workplace Culture is defined as the character and personality of … [Read more...] about Workplace culture is the driver for new recruits
Although the baby boomers are increasingly heading towards retirement, a recent survey revealed that less than 20% of the owners of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have any formal strategy in place to address their exit from the business. What’s particularly surprising about this, is that … [Read more...] about Exit stage left
With the upcoming festive season fast approaching it’s a timely reminder whilst there’s much to celebrate, consideration should be also given to your personal and business security and risk management arrangements. As many of us head off, both locally and overseas, for our Christmas holiday break … [Read more...] about Make it a Christmas break – not a break in
It wouldn’t be in the spirit of Christmas to sue anyone would it? The silly season hopefully refers to our hangovers and bad karaoke rather than the potential of a liability claim with household Christmas displays. You know the ones, the houses that are lit up like a Christmas tree, and the rest of … [Read more...] about All I Want for Christmas is a liability policy
On 8 September, 2016 the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation (National Injury Insurance Scheme) Amendment Bill received Royal Assent. While the Bill enacted a number of changes to the WorkCover regime, the focus of this article relates to the changes that potentially affect third parties that … [Read more...] about Recent changes to the Workers’ Compensation regime
