Quirks in modern awards #4: No overtime rates for casuals in the Horticulture Award 2010
The majority of employees in Australia are covered by an industry / occupation specific modern award. Whilst many of the…
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Redundancies: New case sheds some light on consultation and redeployment obligations
Depending on how an employer goes about things, terminating staff who are surplus to requirements, can have very different legal…
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Employment law myth No.7: “There’s no point having a restraint of trade in an employment contract”
It is a common misconception that courts don’t enforce “restraints of trade” (those clauses in employment contracts preventing former employees from…
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Employment law myth No.6: “If I pay them a salary, the award doesn’t apply”
Most employees in Australia are covered by an industry or occupation-specific modern award which provides for minimum terms and conditions…
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Employment law myth No.5: “If they’re not performing well, I can extend their probation”
Over the next few weeks, we’re dispelling some commonly held employment law misconceptions, in a series of short articles. Warning –…
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Employment law myth No.5: “If they’re not performing well, I can extend their probation”
Over the next few weeks, we’re dispelling some commonly held employment law misconceptions, in a series of short articles. Warning –…
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Workplace surveillance in NSW: having a computer surveillance policy is a mandatory requirement
There is a view in some businesses that the implementation of written workplace policies are something of a “nice to have”…
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Do “outer limits” employment contracts have a future?
Introduction The offering of a series of “fixed term” contracts to employees (often by the use of “outer limit” or “maximum…
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Employment law myth No. 1: “It’s illegal to give a bad reference”
Many people believe that giving a “bad” reference is somehow against the law.In fact, there is no general obligation at law…
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Employment law myth No. 2: “You need to give someone three warnings before you can dismiss them”
“Three strikes and you’re out” may have some application to the laws of baseball, but does not generally apply in…
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