Business succession and your super fund
Sometimes people look to their super fund as a means of funding life insurance for a business buy-sell arrangement. This is possible, but there are some tricks and traps to be aware of…
Fancy giving your tenant’s creditors your security bond?
By now, everyone has heard about the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), which came online on 30 January 2012, (well, we hope so!). However, the implications of the new registration system are still not widely known.
Are you handing your clients to your ex-employees and key-competitors on a platter?
LinkedIn and other social media networking sites have their uses, and can be good for ‘profile’ building. But the question is – can you afford to lose control of your business contacts and spend time building value for another business, the social media site?
Can you benefit from a trust you have made a gift to?
We were asked the other day if there is anything stopping a discretionary trust making a distribution to someone who has previously made a gift to the trust. This may seem like a simple question, but it isn’t. As you will probably be aware, most (if not all)...
Marijuana anyone? The ins and outs of employee drug testing
Employers have long struggled with the balance between an employee’s responsibilities at work and their right to a life outside of work. This has often given rise to the question of whether an employer can discipline employees for recreational activities conducted outside of working hours.
Significantly reduce the risk of unfair dismissal claims by following these 6 rules of effective employee management
Plan how you are going to terminate an employee when you first take them on. Reduce the risk of an unfair dismissal claim, and make an otherwise unpleasant experience that bit easier. We have spoken to many employers who wish they had planned more carefully from the outset.