Employment Law

Times are tough for many small businesses, and we understand that sometimes there just isn’t the cash flow available to make large settlement or Authority-ordered payments all in one lump sum.

While workplace gossip may seem harmless, a recent Human Rights Review Tribunal decision has reinforced how gossip that amounts to a privacy breach can have serious legal and financial consequences.

What “work” relates to can vary between industries and for some roles, workers will be required to sleep over as a part of their shift.

Keeping people safe at work is a shared responsibility. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (“HSWA”) sets out duties for businesses and their leaders to look after the health and safety of workers, customers, and anyone else affected by what they do.

Amendments are expected for the Employment Relations Act to change the transition period for its proposed income threshold for unjustified dismissal claims to anyone earning over $180,000.

Amendments are expected for the Employment Relations Act to change the transition period for its proposed income threshold for unjustified dismissal claims to anyone earning over $180,000.

Redundancy can be a challenging process for everyone, whether you are the employer or the employee…

The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden announced amendments will be made to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”) to increase certainty for parties to an independent contractor relationship. Currently, whether a worker is considered to be an independent contractor performing work based on a contract for services or an employee employed