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September 2019
Welcome to our september E-News!
In this issue, you can learn more about:
Development Agreements - how do they work?
A building development agreement is used to govern the rights, responsibilities and performance obligations involved in a development project, generally between a land owner and developer. Unlike a domestic building contract or agreement for sale of land, a development agreement does not usually come in a standard format.
Unfair dismissal at the end of a fixed term contract. What?
Fixed-term employment contracts are common in many workplaces. Understandably, most employers consider they would be protected from an unfair dismissal claim once the term ends. However, in Saeid Khayam v Navitas English Pty Ltd t/a Navitas English (‘Navitas’) [2017] FWCFB 5162 the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission found that an employee may have rights to pursue unfair dismissal proceedings even though the employment ends at the expiration of a fixed-term contract.
What a Will Kit doesn’t do
There are various ‘Will Kits’ available on-line – most are cheap or ‘free’ and all you need to do is download them and fill in the blanks. Many websites boast that you can prepare your Will ‘without spending hundreds of dollars on legal fees’. In this article, we consider some of the important considerations that an experienced lawyer will address, that a Will Kit may not.
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Outstanding Sunshine Coast Business Women Recognised
As a proud sponsor of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Awards, Garland Waddington recently had the privilege of recognising Frances Cayley as the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year. The project director of Sunshine Coast’s City Hall made quite an impression at the awards Gala on August 9 at the Caloundra Event Centre, speaking about raising awareness of all the opportunities for women in the local government sector.