The full Federal Court recently considered whether a dividend access share was a debt or equity interest. The majority concluded that the particular share was a debt interest – as a result, there was no entitlement to franking credits.
In this article, we will discuss how your business can train staff on privacy related issues.
In this article, we will discuss the importance of implementing a social media policy for your business.
In this article, we will consider how your business should handle requests to access and correct personal information.
In today’s Privacy Awareness Week article we will be discussing how your business can hold personal information and use it for the purpose of direct marketing.
This week is Privacy Awareness Week. As an official partner of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s privacy awareness campaign, Cooper Grace Ward will be publishing a series of articles.
A loan will be a complying 25 year loan under Division 7A if the requirements in section 109N are satisfied.
The recent decision of Burdziejko v ERGT Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FWC 2308 has significant consequences for employers when offering direct employment to labour hire workers.
In the recent decision of Penglase v Allied Express Transport Pty Ltd [2015] FCCA 804, the Federal Circuit Court ordered an employer pay a penalty for engaging in adverse action in breach of section 351 of the Fair Work Act 2009 by offering an employee a reduced role at work because the employee was suffering from a mental disability and not because the employer was concerned about the employee’s health and welfare.
Credit providers should review their processes and procedures to make sure credit information is managed in line with their obligations under the Privacy Act.
Does your business have processes in place to handle data breaches? Have you considered the consequences for your business if the personal information you hold is hacked, inadvertently disclosed or stolen?
Does your business send personal information about individuals overseas? Are you aware of your obligations when doing so?