Changes to casual employment: What employers should know
Background For an employer, being able to correctly identify an employee as a casual employee or a permanent part-time employee is important because permanent employees have a right to leave entitlements and access to unfair dismissal laws and redundancy payments. By contrast, in return for ‘casual’ status, casual employees are entitled to a 25% loading on top of […]
Carrying out a workplace investigation
Workplace investigations are complex but a necessary part of running a business. As experienced employment law specialists, we can ensure best practices are followed.
How do I implement a workplace drug and alcohol policy?
Employers must balance many competing interests in the workplace. Maintaining workplace safety at the expense of the privacy of your employees is a good example.
Do your employees work from home? Legal issues to consider
With approximately half the workforce is working from home, employers now have to worry about managing a remote workplace. Whilst there may be a significant reduction in expenses as a consequence of employees working from home, there are a myriad of factors that must be considered from an employment law perspective.
When is an accountant liable for underpayment of wages by their client?
Accountants providing clients with payroll, accounting and book-keeping advice and services run the risk of being held accessorily liable for the underpayment of workers by their clients. This could expose you or your firm to potential fines and legal charges simply for your involvement in another person’s contravention of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
Hiring a CEO for your growing business
If you don’t free-up some time to think and execute on the next growth strategy, your business will stall, and maybe even falter. You’re also now failing the ‘hit-by-a-bus’ tests – your business now has an unacceptable key-man risk, and it’s YOU. The solution is to hire a replacement, but where do you start?
Is it unfair dismissal if my employment is terminated because I refuse to accept a pay reduction?
As a result of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic many employers have changed how they operate, including standing down staff and changing their work hours. Some have even asked their employees to take a pay cut. Is this possible?
What do you do when an employee has been on extended sick leave for a long period of time?
What do you do when an employee has been on extended sick leave? There is a clear process to follow to reach a fair outcome.
How to change rosters or ‘ordinary hours of work’ for your permanent employees
You need to take care when making changes to rosters for permanent employees. There are some processes you need to follow to avoid workplace breaches.
Enforcing Legitimate Non-Solicitation and Restraint-Of-Trade Clauses in NSW
What steps have you taken to protect your customer and client relationships? Do you have enforceable non-solicitation clauses in your employee contracts?