Terminating employees during their probation period can still result in damages if the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act are breached Terminating employees who are not suitable for the business during the probationary period is a sensible thing to do, however, employees may still be able to claim that their employer breached the [...]
Case study we were recently involved in Properly drafted employment agreements can mitigate subsequent claims for underpayment; where the allocation of wages is expressly documented and agreed in an employment agreement, employers can offset over-award payments against other obligations in addition to ordinary wages. The problem The employer owns a café in Melbourne and its [...]
“I was provided with 12 days paid sick leave per annum and I used all my sick leave each year. We were together and I sometimes took the occasional leave day when I ran out of sick leave. Mondays were the main day I took sick leave because on many occasions on a Sunday night [...]
With many staff returning from family vacations, now is a popular time for employees to make requests for flexible work arrangements in the hope that they can better manage family obligations. An important question that employers may ask is; when is it OK to say no? Per the Fair Work Act 2009, an employer can [...]
