Am I Still Able To Stand Down My Employees Now that JobKeeper v2.0 Is Here?

The Federal Parliament has extended the existing JobKeeper scheme to facilitate increased workforce flexibility during the Corona crisis. The extended program keeps most of the original options available to employers, such as reducing working hours, but there are some notable changes.

Guest UserNovember 24, 2020

No Mask, No Treatment - Is That Even Legal?

Have you seen a situation where people have refused to wear a mask when entering a shop, a restaurant or on public transport? If you haven’t in real life you may have seen it on social media.

Masks are a key measure introduced the world over to suppress transmission and save lives…

Guest UserNovember 20, 2020

3 Tips on How to Negotiate Contracts Like a Pro

Contracts are a huge part of business.

And as the owner of a medical practice, you’ll have a lot of contracts to be aware of.

Here are three tips from a lawyer (me!) to help you with your next contract negotiation.

Guest UserNovember 10, 2020

The 3 Key Indicators of Business Health

You know how to look at symptoms, charts, and results to tell what is wrong and what the solution should be.

But what about the health of your business?

Guest UserOctober 30, 2020

ACCC v HealthEngine

Since its inception, medical booking and referral app, HealthEngine has been plagued with compliance challenges relating to the Privacy Act and the National Law.

Back in 2018 we expressed some concerns

Guest UserOctober 13, 2020

Why Every Medical Practice Needs An Operations Manual

Does your medical practice have an operations manual? An operations manual is an incredibly important document, and this article explains why it should be your priority to create one if you don’t have it already.

Guest UserSeptember 28, 2020

The March of the Zombie Companies

Yesterday the Federal Government announced that the relief for directors from liability from insolvent trading would be extended, it had been due to expire at the end of September.

Guest UserSeptember 8, 2020Zombie Companies, Jobseeker, COVID-!9, Pandemic, Directors, Director Liability, Insolvency