by Quinns Blog | Sep 23, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
The arrival of COVID-19 has not assisted the major problem of employers not paying superannuation to their workers. According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, around 650,000 Australians are affected each year by superannuation guarantee (SG)...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 16, 2020 | Newsletter Features
The full bench of the Federal Court recently delivered a judgement that two independent contractor truck drivers employed as such for 40 years were in fact employees. The decision, Jamsek v ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd (2020) reinforced the view that a longstanding...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 16, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 introduces a range of statutory obligations on workers in the building industry. Notable is the new statutory duty of care toward property owners imposed upon anyone performing construction work. While property owners...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 16, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
How can business owners and their advisors see the key warning signs of a business in financial or operational trouble? In this article, we will identify the key warning signs that a business could be in distress, including cash flow blockages, stressed relationships...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 9, 2020 | Legal News, Newsletter Features
In a recent court case Federal Court of Australia Workpac Pty Ltd v Rossato, an employee that had previously been considered by their employer to be a casual employee was found not to be a ‘genuine casual employee’ and was therefore entitled to annual leave, personal...
by Quinns Blog | Sep 2, 2020 | Accounting News, Newsletter Features
At the Quinn Group, we deal with a lot of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With approximately 2.3 million SMEs in Australia, this is a large demographic of businesses. Most SMEs alarmingly, do not have any protection from a business structure and so it is...
