Lawbase

Lawbase provides Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory services, working with small and medium Australian businesses from its Sydney base and serving clients virtually across the country.

• Its Employment Contracts Package is built for SMEs hiring or growing teams, aimed at getting contracts sorted and avoiding problems before they arise, for a fixed fee plus GST.
• The firm operates on a fixed and flexible fee model rather than hourly billing, so clients know legal costs upfront.
• Its LawBase Membership gives ongoing access to legal advice on a fixed monthly basis, functioning as an alternative to an in-house lawyer.
• Published guidance covers current employment law developments, including Fair Work Act underpayment and wage theft law changes and the right to disconnect obligations for employers.

Best for: SME owners who need employment contracts drafted or reviewed and want predictable, fixed fee legal costs rather than hourly billing.

Lawbase offers Fair Work Act Compliance Advisory to Australian SME clients, delivered virtually from its Sydney base.

• The firm publishes guidance for employers on underpayment and wage theft law changes under recent Fair Work Act updates.
• It also advises on the right to disconnect legislation and the new obligations it imposes on employers around employee work-life balance.
• Advice on worker classification, distinguishing employees from independent contractors, is offered as part of getting workforce related systems right.

Best for: business owners needing plain English guidance on new Fair Work Act obligations before they are caught out by compliance changes.