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HIA offers a comprehensive suite of building contracts suitable for a variety of project types.
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These types of situations need to be carefully considered.
The yearly entitlement for sick leave (also known as personal leave) is based on an employee’s ordinary hours of work and is 10 days for full-time employees, and pro-rata for part-time employees.
Yes, even if your contractor does not have an ABN you should still pay them. However, you will need to withhold 47 per cent of the amount due and include that amount in your next BAS or IAS.
Find out more about what to do when a contractor hasn’t provided an ABN.
A Director Identification Number (DIN) is a unique identifier that all company directors need.
If you are a director of a company and haven’t applied for your DIN, read more about what you need to know.
A preliminary agreement is an agreement for a builder to carry out certain preliminary work before committing to a residential or domestic building contract.
This agreement is a stand-alone written agreement, that does not cover any domestic or residential building work but might deal with things such as getting plans and specifications drawn up or obtaining the necessary building or planning approvals.
Having a preliminary agreement in place helps ensure you get paid for work you carry out prior to commencing any residential or domestic building work.
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