Should I put an employee on Gardening Leave following resignation?
Is it wise to place an employee on Gardening Leave following the employee’s resignation? What is gardening leave? Gardening leave is when an employee is directed to not attend...
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Understanding and lodging enterprise agreements
Understanding enterprise bargaining, and the pre-approval steps and preparing your enterprise agreement for lodgement with the Fair Work Commission Enterprise bargaining is the process, generally between an employer and...
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Are you entitled to annual leave?
Court determines employee is entitled to annual leave and notice payment after so called ‘casual’ employment is found to be permanent Employers who engage employees as casuals, need to...
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Dismissing Employees on Medical Grounds: What to consider
Employers need to make sure the medical reports they rely on when dismissing employees on medical grounds will stand up to the scrutiny of the FWC The Full Bench...
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Working from home: What’s required from employers?
Work from home arrangements: Employers’ directions need to be lawful and reasonable Employees owe various duties to their employers. Some of these duties are express terms in documents, like...
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Misleading and deceptive conduct in recruitment
How to avoid making misleading and deceptive statements pre-employment when recruiting in Australia If you are a business owner, you should be cautious when making pre-employment representations to prospective employees...
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Uber drivers ruled not employees in Australia
Uber drivers ruled as independent contractors, not employees under Australian employment law The gig economy is going to test the long held notion of what constitutes an employment relationship....
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Probation periods and minimum employment periods
If you are a business owner and you think it is safe to dismiss an employee during a probation period… think again. There is a common misconception among both...
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When is an injury not covered by workers’ compensation?
If, on your day off you pop into work to visit workmates, and injure yourself, is your claim a workers’ compensation claim? A recent decision of the NSW Court...
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Unfair Dismissal Maximum Compensation Explained
The preferred method of resolving an unfair dismissal claim, under the unfair dismissal provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, is the reinstatement of the employee (which includes back-pay)...
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