by JFM Team | Dec 14, 2018
Attending a compulsory meeting at work can be both intimidating and challenging. As an employee, you have the right to have a support person or a representative at the meeting with you. Your employer is not obliged to offer you a support person. However, pursuant to s...
by JFM Team | Oct 5, 2018
Unfair dismissal claims, bullying applications and general protections claims may mean you could be appearing before the Fair Work Commission. The Fair Work Commission is a workplace relations tribunal whose key responsibility is to hear and adjudicate disputes...
by JFM Team | Sep 19, 2018
Despite the efforts of the #MeToo movement and the increasing global awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace, it continues to be prevalent and damaging in Australian workplaces. According to the Commissioner Kate Jenkins, only 17% of people who experience...
by JFM Team | Apr 16, 2018
We’ve noticed a significant increase in executive employees being subject to complaints about their conduct, resulting in a workplace investigation. If you have recently received a complaint letter, you’re not alone. Many of these complaints come from...
by JFM Team | Jan 25, 2018
Being the subject of a workplace complaint, and subsequent investigation, can be a very challenging ordeal. Complaints can come for an internal or external source, and usually relate to your conduct in the workplace. The consequences of an adverse finding against your...
by JFM Team | Nov 28, 2017
Workplace investigations are formal processes by which employers investigate allegations of serious misconduct by their employees. Typically, they are started because of another employee or a client has made a complaint. They involve an investigator, who is often but...
