October 2019 Newsletter - News and ideas for clever business people

Welcome Francine Clancy

Francine is a commercial and civil litigation lawyer, with particular experience in general commercial disputes, insolvency & reconstruction / bankruptcy matters, employment law, and proceeds of crime civil litigation. She has represented clients in both state and federal jurisdictions across a range of industries, including transport, travel, sport and commercial and retail leasing, to name a few.

Francine holds degrees in Law and Business Management and thoroughly enjoys engaging with all of her clients and assisting their business endeavours.

Francine is also passionate about giving back to the community and is currently a non-executive board director of a state Not-for-Profit organisation in the disability sector.

Outside of work, you will probably find Francine out riding horses or walking her dog Noodle the Groodle!

Is your business compliant with Victoria’s new Labour Hire Laws?

The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic) (LHL Act) comes into effect on 30 October 2019. So what does this mean for your business?

If your business provides individuals to perform services within a host business, you may be classified as a labour-hire company. If this is the case, you have until 30 October 2019 to apply for, or secure a licence to operate legally. Failure to comply will result in significant penalties (circa $500,000 for corporations or $126,000 for individuals). Labour-hire businesses will also be subject to annual reporting obligations.

Read our full blog post here

Are you a freelance artist or contractor thinking of heading over to California for work?

If you are you might want to get up to speed on the latest changes to Californian employment law. It may just affect how you negotiate your gigs!

California has just amended its law with regards to the classification of independent contractors and employees and it is going to have a massive effect on the way artists collaborate in the entertainment industry, not to mention workers in other industries.

The US Supreme Court has stated the misclassification of workers has led to the, “erosion of the middle class and rise of inequality,” in the United States and as such has made a dramatic move to amend the classification of workers.

Under section 2750.3 of the newly amended Labor code, a person providing labor or services for remuneration shall be considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that certain conditions are satisfied.