How to avoid unfair dismissal claims if you have a poor performing employee
Underperforming employees can affect the bottom line and negatively impact a workplace culture. They drain management time and energy, lower customer satisfaction and undermine team morale. You may have reached a point where terminating an unsatisfactory team member’s...
Employers and the Privacy Act
As an employer you may already possess or wish to collect personal information about your employees. In an evolving workplace, what information can you legally ask your employees to give you and when can you ask for it? Most importantly, what can you do if an employee...
What is a Fair Work Commission Conciliation Conference?
There are several ways for an employer and employee to resolve a disputed dismissal including participating in a Fair Work Commission (FWC) Conciliation Conference (a Conciliation) and entering a settlement agreement with the other party. If, you have decided to...
Solution brief: Managing leave
A guide for employers. Annual leave What is annual leave? All full-time employees are entitled to at least four weeks of paid annual leave each year. Part time employees are entitled to a proportion of their leave entitlement on a pro rata basis. Casual employees are...