Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2

Two landmark High Court cases have decided that the terms of a written contract will determine whether a person is an employee or a contractor.

This is a major shift away from the uncertainty of analysing multiple and often conflicting factors in an employment or contractor relationship.

W+K’s Chris Spain, Chris Mossman, Sian Gilbert and Caitilin Watson, assisted by Marina Wu, look at these significant decisions and explain why it is now even more important to make sure employment contracts and contractor agreements accurately reflect the intention and scope of the relationship.

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