Accountant liable as third party accessory to client’s fair work breaches

According to the the Fair Work Act, a person who is ‘involved in’ a contravention of a civil remedy provision is taken to have contravened…

Intern or employee? A potentially explosive question

The Fair Work Ombudsman has highlighted the financial risk of utilising unpaid interns in a capacity which gives rise to an employment relationship. By JOHN…

Not just an innocent bystander: accessorial liability of third parties under the Fair Work Act

The reach of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) accessorial liability provisions may be broad. By GLENN FREDERICKS.