Unfair contract laws to be extended to insurance
Many of you would be unaware that existing legislation dealing with unfair contracts, does not apply to insurance. Given the generally held distrust of insurers […]
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An employer’s right of dismissal for lies in a job application
Employers may sometimes come across job applicants who have embellished, exaggerated or stretched the truth about their qualifications, skills and experience in order to gain […]
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The hidden dangers in your mobile phone contract
Nobody likes checking documents with a fine-tooth comb, but being careful with your mobile phone contract can save you some expensive mistakes. We all know […]
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Are employee benefits the key to retaining good staff?
Some employers would say yes, but the experts agree that you can’t supplement a poor work culture with employee benefits. You can use employee benefits […]
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A Snapshot of the New Labour Hire Licensing Laws
The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Qld), which commenced on 16 April 2018, aims to protect workers from exploitation by providers of labour hire services […]
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Crypto Currencies – The rise of the cashless society
A ‘Cashless Society’ describes an economic state whereby Financial Transactions are not conducted with money in the forms of physical banknotes or coins, but rather […]
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hmis.com.au website launched
Steel Pacific Insurance Brokers have launched a dedicated website for our Heavy Machinery Insurance product – hmis.com.au. Details about the specific insurances a business in […]
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Travel Insurance and Credit Cards – what you need to know
Before your fly, check your insurance It’s imperative for travellers to have a full understanding of their Travel Insurance Policies prior to heading off on […]
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Don’t let the silly season get the better of you
Tips for keeping your home safe over Christmas Make your home less attractive to thieves. Do this by investing in outdoor lighting and other visual […]
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Christmas Safety
Tis the season to avoid online scammers In a bid to avoid Christmas crowds, online shopping during the festive season is very appealing. And while […]
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House deposits – is Airbnb the answer? New company offering down payments with a catch
Down payment with a catch It’s getting harder and harder for many to enter the housing market, but a new start-up in America is making […]
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Airbnb – what are your rights?
Do you have rights to share your home? Airbnb has become a central player in the sharing economy in the last decade. While its usage […]
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Cyclone season is upon us
That’s not a cyclone…this is a cyclone Although the effects of Cyclones Debbie, Yasi, Marcia and Larry are generally well known, these are dwarfed by […]
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New ID Scanning Laws – what you need to know
The new ID scanning laws came into effect in Queensland from 1 July 2017. The purpose of these laws is to identify individuals who are […]
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Travel Insurance Review
The Insurance market is reviewing cover in respect to mental illness. At the time of writing, some policies specifically exclude mental illness whilst others are […]
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Social Media…grounds for termination?
The Fair Work Commission has increasingly been required to review issues raised by the use of social media in the workplace. The proliferation of, and […]
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Employment Contracts
An Employment Contract is an Agreement between an Employer and an Employee that sets out Terms and Conditions of Employment. A Contract can be in […]
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Combustible Cladding
The Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017 has put building cladding under the spotlight with audits happening around Australia as a result. Manufacturers […]
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Car thefts on the rise
If car owners think the improved security now fitted to most new vehicles has forced car thieves to move on to easier targets, think again! […]
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Creepy crawly spider facts
DID YOU KNOW? You are rarely more than a few metres from a spider. And that one acre of ground is home to about a […]
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Travel smart and travel safe
Passport – check. Clothes – check. Medications – check. Smartphone – check. You’ve got all of the above, but what about travel insurance? Travelling overseas […]
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Cyclone Debbie – the good and the bad
As the state continues to recover from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the real cost of the cyclone quite possibly will never be known. The cyclone, which […]
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Protecting against cyber predators
On May 13, 2017 many internet users in the UK, Europe and Russia woke to a major Ransom Cyberattack. The USA was lucky, they were […]
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Mandatory data breach notification laws to come into force
Parliament has recently taken steps to address issues relating to cybercrimes by passing the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 on 13 February, 2017. […]
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