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Only a party to the contract can apply to make a claim under the Independent Contractors Act 2006. Is an employee of an independent contractor considered a party to a contract with the principal? If the answer is no and a claim relates to "remuneration at a rate that is, or is likely to be...

I am a chiropractor currently working as (supposedly) an independent contractor for another chiropractor. I started working at this place over 1 1/2 year ago after selling my own business. I was offered this position when this person gained knowledge of the sale. I have known this chiropractor...

Hey guys - I have been sent a contract to sign for some contract work I will be doing for a company (web development) and whilst for the most part I understand it all, though I am unsure about a few of the clauses in it and was hoping I could get some help. This bit: As I understand it this...

Hi, I need a second interpretation. I'm reviewing a contract and in the liquidated damages condition, it appears that a wording game has been played. 18.1 Liquidated Damages 18.1.1 In case Governmental approval is required and does not occur by the guaranteed governmental approval date; or...

If a part-time or casual worker has been working for 12 months with a company and agrees to a 6 month contract with verbal assurances that there would be a role at the end of the contract but is then terminated without warning, notice, cause, opportunity to respond to termination after only a...

I work in the Real Estate game as an Independent Contractor. As a result of recent changes (2nd April 2018), the company directors must now pay a minimum wages. 1. Can they terminate my contract? (Orginial contract says either party can terminate with 30 days notice). If so, must they pay me...

10% wages were kept for bond in case the sale cancels from his sales company that I worked for in 2016 for 6-7 months and 2017 for 7-8 months. I was supposed to have received my bond back by the last week of February and I haven't received it, so I checked my bank account to see if I ever got my...

Hey all, I've been working with a multitude of insurance providers for IT Contractors. I'm trying to find cases where Professional Indemnity and Public Liability was actually claimed against. To my knowledge it only happens in extreme cases of negligence, and I've only found examples without...

We bought a land in March 2016. The real estate agents disclaimed the no-pool was ought to be built in the land and that there was already an approved DA to build a house. The real estate sent all docs for the the approved DA, except for the DA consent. We did the deal, got a conveyancer to do...

I am a contractor for a business operating in the tertiary education space who brings in undergrad students from overseas for a short program, as approved by the students' respective universities. I develop the course content and assessments, and deliver the course (average hours from 20-40...