FREE WEBINAR
Navigating The Contractor vs Employee Maze: Laws, Loopholes, & Solutions
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6 November 2025 at 10:30AM AEST
Live online + Recording available
Are You Hiring “Contractors” in Your Agency?
This free webinar is a must-attend if you're currently using, or planning to use, independent contractors and want to avoid getting caught out under the new 2024 Fair Work laws.
We’ll walk you through what the law actually says, what the courts are looking at, and how to make sure your contractors are really contractors (not employees in disguise).
Whether this is your first hire or you're looking to tighten up your existing contracts, we’ll show you what’s changed, what to watch for, and how to stay compliant without slowing your business down.
➤ You currently use or are considering using independent contractors in your agency;
➤ You're struggling to get your head around the 2024 Fair Work Act updates;
➤ You've heard horror stories about how it’s gone wrong for others; and
➤ You know it's a complex area and want to learn how to set it up properly.
Penalties. Back-pay demands. Damaged reputation.
Agencies across Australia are getting caught out for contractor setups that don’t meet the legal bar—especially under the 2024 “Closing the Loophole” laws.
One wrong hire can cost you thousands, or worse, open the floodgates for a class action.
Don’t leave your business exposed.
The Cost of Getting It Wrong?
Introducing…
Navigating The New Contractor vs Employee Maze:
Laws, Loopholes, & Solutions
This is your step-by-step legal roadmap to confidently engage contractors the right way.
No jargon. No fluff. Just plain-English legal advice from real estate lawyers who get your business.
We ran this session last year and it was so popular we are running it again!
What You’ll Learn:
Show Up Live Bonus:
Attend the webinar LIVE and get 25% OFF any of our Contractor Legal DIY Templates—
Tools you can use immediately to future-proof your business and avoid nasty surprises.
Meet Your Hosts
Jonathan brings a rare mix of deep legal expertise and real-world agency experience. As a former real estate agency owner and one of O*NO Legal’s most senior commercial lawyers, he has a practical understanding of how legal decisions play out in everyday operations.
Jonathan advises agency owners on employment law, contractor agreements, rent roll sales, business structuring, property development, and risk management strategies.
His advice is no-nonsense, practical, and laser-focused on what will actually protect and grow your agency.
Senior Commercial & Property Lawyer, O*NO Legal
Jonathan Green
Luke helps real estate agencies succeed by ensuring their legal foundations are watertight. From contractor audits to employment law obligations, Luke specialises in making complex legal issues simple.
Luke helps real estate agencies succeed by ensuing their deals are watertight. Leading our mergers and acquisitions team, Luke manages multiple share and rent roll purchases for clients on a daily basis – because of this he has his finger on the pulse of what is happening with multiples, retentions and all thigs special conditions for share and rent roll contracts.
Known for his plain-English approach, Luke helps real estate businesses of all sizes implement systems that actually work and reduce their risk.
Real Estate Agency Lawyer & Compliance Specialist, O*NO Legal
Luke Shumack
At O*NO Legal, we help real estate agency and property management principals shield their assets, future-proof their business, and scale with confidence. Whether you're starting, expanding, or planning your exit, we ensure your agency is legally secure and built to thrive.
Unlike traditional law firms, we focus exclusively on real estate businesses, so we get the unique challenges you face. That’s why we created this webinar—to make contractor compliance simple, accessible, and stress-free.
About O*NO Legal.
You don’t need…
❌ A generic template you found online
❌ An accountant’s advice on employment law
❌ To “hope” your contractors are classified properly
You need…
✅ Bulletproof contractor agreements
✅ Clear legal guidance
✅ Confidence your agency is protected
Still wondering if this is for you?
If you’re a principal, director or ops manager using contractors—or thinking about it—this webinar is for you.
Even if you’ve never had an issue before, the laws have changed. What was okay yesterday might get you fined tomorrow.
Register anyway and we’ll send you the replay to watch on demand.
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Navigating The New Contractor vs Employee Maze:
Laws, Loopholes, & Solutions
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Boring legal stuff: Whilst this webinar has been designed and prepared by experts and lawyers, this is general advice only and cannot be relied upon as legal or valuation advice as it does not take into consideration your exact agency circumstances. This information is for guidance only as there are many variables in your agency. Contact us to find out if any of these variables apply to you. Whilst we may provide high level advice in live group sessions, you are not covered by professional legal privilege in those settings and anything sensitive or potentially litigious should only be discussed privately to maintain privilege. When we have 1 on 1 sessions with you, those sessions are regarded as legal advice. PS - congratulations if you have read this far, you must love legal disclaimers or are a sucker for punishment.