Employment Law

The Fair Work Act of 2009 (the Act) is one of the many pieces of legislation that governs the relationship between individuals in most private workplaces in Australia. The terms and conditions within the Act are intended to provide a ...

Workplace Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment in Australia In any business environment there are people constantly interacting with each other.  It’s important that we all promote an environment where each person is treated with respect, where employees can meet their full ...

Employment Redundancy Redundancy can be a difficult subject for both employers and employees.  Usually, redundancy occurs where there has been a change in the business environment and as a result, an employment position is no longer required to be performed.  ...

Unfair Dismissal as an Employee Unfair dismissal occurs where an employment relationship ends and the dismissal is harsh and/or unjust and/or unreasonable.  At times if can be difficult to determine whether a termination constitutes unfair dismissal because of the surrounding ...

Employment Awards in Australia An employment award is a set of conditions that apply to an employment relationship between an employer and employee.  The award regulates certain aspects of the employment relationship which the employer must adhere to.  There can ...