by JFM Team | Jun 13, 2019
What is a workplace investigation? A workplace investigation is a process by which employers investigate a complaint made by one of their employees who had allegedly engaged in workplace misconduct. Do you know your workplace investigation employee rights? Many...
by JFM Team | Jun 12, 2019
Employers have a duty to investigate any alleged misconduct by their employees. However, undertaking a workplace investigation can be a difficult process for employers, with many legal obligations and duties to fulfil. A poorly conducted investigation may expose the...
by JFM Team | Jun 8, 2019
Under the National Employment Standards (NES), full-time and part-time employees are entitled to take work leave for a number of different reasons. Annual leave Annual leave, also commonly referred to as ‘holiday pay’, allows workers to take time off while being paid....
by JFM Team | Jun 4, 2019
Given the shocking prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace, it is essential that employers are aware of how to manage a sexual harassment complaint. Indeed, a 2018 national survey on sexual harassment found that 23% of women and 16% of men in the Australian...
by JFM Team | Jun 3, 2019
Learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions that we receive about redundancy and redundancy pay. What is a genuine redundancy? A redundancy takes place where an employee’s role is eliminated. The key to a genuine redundancy is the disappearance of a job...