by Quinns Blog | Jan 13, 2021 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
Many small to medium enterprise businesses struggled with the effects of COVID-19 in 2020. Sadly, these struggles appear far from over. In this article, we will examine 5 key tips for small business survival this new year. Tip 1: Build client and customer...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog, Employment and Human Resources News, Newsletter Features
Around this time each year, questions emerge regarding the Christmas and New Year period, such as ‘what are employee entitlements when working through the holiday period?’ In this article, we will examine how to direct employees to take leave, how annual leave works,...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 16, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
When company directors breach the law they can be personally liable for the company’s debts and regulatory action can be taken against them. Here we explain the key areas of personal liability for you as a director. How long are directors liable for a company? Is a...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 16, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
First JobKeeper, then JobSeeker, now comes JobMaker. The Government’s $74 billion JobMaker Plan is a key element of the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan for Australia, designed to support a stronger economic recovery and bring more Australians back to work....
by Quinns Blog | Dec 9, 2020 | Legal News, Mergers & Acquisitions News
In the Construction industry, ‘development consent’ is a term referring to the consent to build given by a state government. In this article, we will examine when a development consent may lapse, the changes posed by COVID-19 and other questions. The Impact of...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 9, 2020 | Employment and Human Resources News, Newsletter Features
What are the Minimum Entitlements to Compassionate Leave? An employee (including a casual employee) is entitled to two days of compassionate leave to spend time with a member of their immediate family or household who has sustained a life-threatening illness or...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 9, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
For many small businesses, worker’s compensation audits are stressful and time-consuming often resulting in hefty penalties. We have all heard the horror stories of honest, hard-working, small business operators being forced into insolvency, unable to meet large...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 2, 2020 | Employment and Human Resources News, Newsletter Features
An employee has been granted a ruling for unfair dismissal by the Fair Work Commission despite threatening to kill his manager; emphasising the importance of seeking an employee’s version of events. The Commission unveiled that in February 2019, a Foamex Group...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 2, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
What if someone signed a will, pretending to be you? What if you made a will but did not have the legal capacity to do so? These are two important questions we will discuss in today’s article, following on from our previous articles on safeguarding your will from...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 2, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
A workers compensation audit is a review of records at the request of an insurance company. It can be conducted telephonically, by mail or physically. How an Audit Works You will be notified in writing that you have been selected for inspection. The notice must...
