Can Federal Court Leave Applications be heard without counsel?
The answer is a ‘No’. Here are my reasons.
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Can the Government take over Private Hospitals?
The answer is, 'Yes'. In the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, the Government has certain powers under the law. Could the Government press private medical practitioners to help fight the pandemic? What do you think?
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Do employers need to make profits before they can pay wages?
Can an employer refuse to pay his employees if he runs at a loss? Is an employer excused from paying his employee's wages when there is no 'productivity 'during the ‘lockdown’? The Answer to all that, is a 'No'.
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Do Essential Services Workers need to be paid ‘double-pay’?
The answer is a ‘No’. But the Government can change that. Will it? Or will it ask us to dip our hands into our EPF?
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Are temporary workers at risk during the coronavirus ‘lockdown’?
Will temporary workers and daily-paid workers lose their wages during the coronavirus 'lockdown’? We think the answer is a 'No'. Why is that?
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Can an employer refuse to pay his employees’ wages during the ‘lockdown’?
The answer is 'No'. This 'lockdown' is temporary. The employer's obligation to pay continues - unless the 'lockdown' lasts for a long time. In that case, the legal obligation to pay ends: but do not panic, that point has not been reached. If it is reached, again, don't panic, The Government cannot leave more ...
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