Solution brief: Performance Management and Termination

Solution brief: Performance Management and Termination

A guide for employers Termination during the qualifying period The basics Employees have a ‘qualifying period’ that lasts for the first six months of their employment. If they are dismissed in this period, they cannot make an unfair dismissal claim. Employees who are...
Solution Brief: Appearing Before the Fair Work Commission

Solution Brief: Appearing Before the Fair Work Commission

A guide for employers. What is the Fair Work Commission? The Fair Work Commission is a workplace relations tribunal. While it has many functions, its key responsibility as far as employers are concerned is its ability to hear and adjudicate disputes between employers...
Navigating non-disparagement clauses: A guide for employees

Navigating non-disparagement clauses: A guide for employees

When your employment ends badly, there’s a great temptation to bad mouth your employer on as many social media platforms as possible.  Regardless of the correctness of your posts, be aware you may have signed away your right to ‘fair comment’ or ‘free speech’. In the...
Solution Brief: Key changes to Australia’s workplace laws

Solution Brief: Key changes to Australia’s workplace laws

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 was passed into law on 6 December 2022, significantly reforming the legal framework of Australia’s workplace relations...