Are you being underpaid at work?
For every job role there is a minimum rate of pay or salary which you are entitled to. Any figure under that minimum entitlement means you’re underpaid at work, and you are entitled to that difference. How do I check my minimum entitlements? You can check your minimum entitlements through reviewing the specific modern Award […]
Are You A Contractor Or Employee?
Workers are not independent contractors unless they work as ‘entrepreneurs owning and operating a separate business’. Is your employer ‘sham contracting’ its’ own employees? Why does it matter if you’re a contractor or employee? While there are some benefits to being a contractor, employees receive many benefits and protections under employment law that contractors are […]
What is a ‘competitor’ in employment contracts?
Many executive employment contracts include ‘non-compete‘ clauses. These can take the form of a non-solicitation clause, which prevents you from approaching your current employer’s clients. It can also take the form of a restraint of trade clause, which prevents you competing with your current employer. Ordinarily, these clauses prevent employees from working for, or starting […]
Are you an executive responding to a workplace complaint or investigation?
We’ve noticing 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. You need an effective strategy to minimise the longer term fall out.
Have you been the subject of a workplace complaint?
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Have you been terminated?
Depending on the circumstances under which you were terminated, there are a number of legal options available. Redundancy If you have been made redundant, there are a number of things to consider: Is this a legitimate redundancy? Am I getting the proper pay, based on my years of service and age? It is important when […]
Understanding the terms of your employment contract
A typical employment contract can contain items that seem harmless until you look a little closer. If you’re not careful you can quickly find yourself in hot water. Here are answers to some common questions to help you better understand what you are signing up for. When do your obligations end? Employees often assume that […]
What you should do if you’re the target of a workplace investigation?
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 not always an external person, gathering evidence of the misconduct and advising the employer as to […]
Representing Yourself in the Fair Work Commission
Lawyers cannot help parties to prepare evidence and oral submissions in hearings without permission from the Fair Work Commission. Do you know how to successfully represent yourself in the Fair Work Commission? Help From Lawyers in the Fair Work Commission In Fitzgerald v Woolworths Ltd [2017] FWCFB 2797, a Full Bench of the Fair Work […]
Are you being bullied at work?
What is bullying? Workplace bullying is persistent unreasonable behaviour towards a worker or group of workers that causes a risk to health and safety. That is, it must: Be persistent, in the sense that it happens repeatedly over a period of time. Be unreasonable, in the sense that it is irrational, disproportionate or unfair. Cause […]