A run of recent regulator activity and a major shake-up to the Fair Work Act show that the labels and handshake deals common in agriculture and family-run businesses can carry far more legal weight than owners realise. On the land and in family-run businesses, a lot still runs on trust. A quick yarn at the gate. "You right to start Monday?" Paperwork "sorted later"... if at all. Someone gets called a contractor because they've got an ABN and bring their own ute. None of that