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Managing employees in the face of COVID-19

By Jess Toop in Legal Updates Posted March 10, 2020

The outbreak and rapid spread of a novel corona virus, COVID-19, is throwing up all sorts of dilemmas for businesses – with a spotlight on business continuity planning.

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Probationary periods – let’s be clear

By Jess Toop in Legal Updates Posted July 1, 2019

Some clients are astonished when they find out that the Fair Work Act 2009 makes no mention of probationary periods. That’s right – nowhere at all amongst the hundreds of pages. And whilst there are some common misunderstandings around probationary periods, the situation is usually very straightforward.

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Uber driver is a contractor, but Foodora rider is an employee – huh?

By Jess Toop in Legal Updates Posted March 25, 2019

Gig work is on the rise – you are likely to have used taxi alternatives such as Uber, Ola or DiDi and arranged food delivery via Deliveroo or Foodora. Perhaps you have engaged someone to walk your dog, move some furniture or assist with hard drive recovery via Airtasker?

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2018 Employment Law Wrap

By Jess Toop in Legal Updates Posted December 19, 2018

As Christmas approaches, Toop Workplace Law has put together a snapshot of 10 interesting developments in employment law this year – many of which will remain hot topics in 2019.

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Toop Workplace Law is open for business!

By Jess Toop in Company News Posted September 5, 2018

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of Toop Workplace Law and look forward to delivering expert, pragmatic employment law advice at competitive rates. Toop Workplace Law is committed to partnering with each of its clients to achieve the outcomes they need, so that they can get on with ‘business as usual’.

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