Dealing with excessive sick leave and termination

Dealing with excessive sick leave and termination

Most employers are understanding and compassionate when one of their employees gets sick or suffers a significant injury. There are many stories of employers going above and beyond to support their employees. However, there are cases when an employer reasonably...

How strong are rules against pets in strata?

Living in a strata scheme requires owners and tenants to follow rules known as by-laws. These by-laws include how residents should behave and help them understand their rights, and can cover dealing with pets in strata. By-law schemes Owners Corporations can either...
An unfair dismissal payout can be costly

An unfair dismissal payout can be costly

A case from 2018 highlights several problems connected with dismissal of employees, and led to a costly unfair dismissal payout for employers. The case was that of Knutson v Chesson Pty Ltd. Chesson P/L trades as PayPerClick and specialises in performance-based...