Employment Practices Liability FAQ

Australian workplace relations have changed dramatically in recent years. Employees now have a wide array of rights, which has created a regulatory minefield for employers. They are burdened with a confusing set of obligations and run the risk of being tied up in lengthy and costly legal processes if they get things wrong.

Those that were previously able to get by without the benefit of specialist workplace relations advice really cannot do so anymore. Without robust employment policies, compliant contracts and expert advice, employers are left open to a variety of claims, including unfair dismissal, breach of contract, discrimination and harassment.

These risks are real. In the past year, the number of unfair dismissal claims rose by 153% and discrimination claims by more than 50%. Every day, employers are being held to account for failing to comply with their workplace relations obligations, leaving them to face up to the consequences of problems that could easily have been avoided if they had taken the right advice at the right time

The following are Employment Practice areas you should be aware of:

Brisbane Workers backpaid more than $230,000

Single Complaint sparks $206,000 back payment – Cobblers Plus

Complaint leads to $305,000 back payment – Rentokill

Unfair Dismissal – A Bank’s higher standards and performance management issues

Building site issue – employee or contractor?

Sham Contracting – What is it?

Unfair dismissal – An example

Discrimination – An Example

Breach of Confidentiality – An example

Wages Disputes – An example

Sexual Harassment – An example