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Australia: Duties and Liabilities of Directors of Australian Companies – 18 October 2020
Newly launched in September 2020 the “Duties and Liabilities of Directors of Australian Companies” guide reflects key issues for directors to consider in the current corporate governance landscape, while outlining their core legal obligations.
The day the international tax authorities came knocking – 18 October 2020
Operation Atlantis is examining the financial transactions of Euro Pacific’s customers where hundreds of account holders are now suspects in a tax evasion probe. Australian account holders include Sydney businessman Simon Anquetil and Darby Angel, a Hollywood film financier with a drug-trafficking conviction.
Townsville police fear reputational damage after person loses $10k to scammer impersonating officers – 17 October 2020
Townsville police are warning residents about scammers impersonating the ATO and local officers. People are threatened with being arrested if they don’t hand over money, for what are ‘fake’ debts.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-16/scammers-impersonate-townsville-police/12776286
Being monitored by your boss while working from home – necessary trade-off or ‘stupid’ surveillance? – 16 October 2020
With many people working from home, some companies are using time tracking software or surveillance technology to check in on what workers are doing. This runs the risks that other personal information is gathered and this type of surveillance does not show the entire picture of work completed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-16/work-from-home-tracking-software-monitoring/12766020
