ZG Operations v Jamsek – on the same day the High Court reached the opposite conclusion to the CFMEU case (on an ’employee/contractor’ issue) but for the same ‘primacy of contract’ reasons

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA – On the same day (9.2.22), the High Court handed down two decisions, both allowing appeals from the Full Federal Court (FFC), on questions of whether a person was an employee or an Independent Contractor – for the purposes of claiming worker entitlements, which were available, if they were employees. The…

Budget super measures and temporary full expensing of capital expenses – Bill passed

On 10 September 2022, the Senate passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Bill 2021 with no amendments. It therefore awaits assent. The Bill passes various Budget Superannuation measures, to encourage superannuation contributions, and a temporary extension of the measures to allow capital expenses to be deductible in…