Hope Island is one of the Gold Coast’s most exclusive suburbs. Home to an enclave of exclusive housing estates, such as Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island Resort, with several world class golf courses meandering in between.
The property website Domain are currently running a series of articles on selling a property, covering aspects from presentation and market advise, to sales tactics and the conveyancing process itself.
Brisbane came alive this weekend for the annual Teneriffe Festival. The streets were lined with a festival of food, markets and entertainment.
So you’ve spent countless weekends scouring the suburbs of Brisbane, or the Gold Coast for that perfect property and you think you’ve finally found ‘the one’ and are ready to put in an offer and sign a contract of sale. It’s right about now that you need to tap the brakes every so slightly. There’s no point rushing in and signing your name, as the entire conveyancing process will be dictated by this contract, so you want to make sure you’ve got it right before signing.
So you’ve had your property on the market for a while and have now signed a contract of sale and sold your property. First of all congratulations on the sale! While getting that offer may be exciting at first, we’re sure that a bit of stress is beginning to creep into your mind as you start to consider the long list of things you now have to take care.
Employment law in Australia is one of those areas of law that is constantly changing and evolving and right now we’re seeing some of the most drastic changes in recent years, as the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014 (“the Bill”) goes before the Senate. This Bill is expected to pass before the end of the year and bring with it the first major changes to employment law of the Abbott government.
As a business owner you have certain legal obligations to your employees and sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the needs of your business with the needs of your employees, however it is important that you are aware of your basic legal obligations as governed by the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”).
Running a business and managing employees is not an easy task and ensuring you have the correct policies and procedures in place to discipline employees, when necessary, is vital. If the correct procedure is not followed when terminating the employment of an employee the Fair Work Commission has the power to uphold an unfair dismissal claim against you, even if the reason for the dismissal is valid.
