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Join Us at SmallBiz Week 2025

Maguire Legal is proud to announce its participation in SmallBiz Week 2025, Australia’s premier small business…

Privacy Reforms That Could Cost Employers Millions

The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) (POLA Act 2024) passed by both Houses of Parliament on 29…

Clause for Concern: Limiting Damages for Breach of Employment Policy and Procedures

In December 2024 Maguire Legal alerted readers to the High Court of Australia decision of…

Caught on Tape: Covertly Recording Communications in the Workplace

With the rise in recording technology, workplace privacy concerns have escalated. While recording a conversation…

The New Era of Wage Theft: Understanding the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code  

The 1st of January 2025 marked the commencement of the new era of ‘wage theft’…

Australian High Court Upholds Damages of $1.4m for Psychiatric Injury to Employee Summarily Dismissed in Victoria 

The High Court of Australia has upheld a decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria…

A Message from Maguire Legal 

As Christmas draws near, we want to take a moment to personally thank you for…

How Wage Theft Could Land You Behind Bars

Starting January 1, 2025, the Fair Work Act introduces the new crime of wage theft.…

Aligning Fixed-term Employment with Government Funding Grants and Procurement Agreements: The New Regulatory Exception for the Charitable and Not-for-profit Sector

A surprising but welcome change to the Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) will enable charitable…

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