Are you allowed to terminate an employee during their probationary period? Let’s say that you’ve hired a new employee, and have been assessing them over the course of the previous months to…

COVID-19 has forced many businesses to understand better the working conditions that their workers may have had to adapt to throughout the past two years. With more staff potentially working remotely or…

The humble franchise can be sized from small, family-owned businesses to major corporations, and can be found throughout shopping centres and streets. With over 90,000 franchises classified as small or family businesses,…

With so many scams, schemes and fraud opportunities occurring to everyday citizens, you’ll want to be certain that you don’t fall victim yourself to the more common ones. Ponzi schemes are a…

If you run or own a business, you will often encounter and be subjected to many laws that determine how your business can operate. Non-compliance with these laws can cost you greatly,…

If you have a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (‘SMSF’), the Fund is considered to be a trust and must therefore have a trustee. There are two options as to who the trustee…

Whether it’s to provide a service, gain employment or even just downloading software, it is not unlikely that you would have selected “I agree” to terms of agreement without thinking too hard…

A customer may want to unsubscribe from your newsletters in their inbox for reasons as simple as quantity (too many emails coming in) or relevance (they do not need the product as…

Legally speaking, the purpose of a deed is to transfer a title (a legal document proving ownership of a property or asset) to another person. If you are meeting with an accountant…

Installing a trademark within the business world is a common practice employed by businesses in establishing and distinguishing between competitors with the same products or services. A trademark can become synonymous with…