Termination of an Employee

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Termination of an Employee

Termination of an employee, whilst often unpleasant,  is a common business reality. Gone are the days where employers could simply fire a staff member on the spot without consequences, and rightly so. Termination may occur as a result of:
  • Poor performance
  • Misconduct
  • Inappropriate behaviour
  • Redundancy
No matter what the reason for termination, employers must be diligent in satisfying provisions in legislation.  So, why is this so important? It is simple reall
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Unfair Dismissal, what’s that?

Unfair dismissal is when an employee is dismissed from their job in a harsh, unjust or unreasonable manner.

Before dismissing an employee for what you perceive as misconduct you first need to review your company culture and behaviours when deciding if someone has breached what you believe is standard. In a recent case, a sacked employee was awarded $296,650 in damages for being unfairly dismissed.  This employee was dismissed after arriving drunk at at a conference one morning.  He arrived late at the conferen
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Key HR Issues for 2016

What are some of the Key HR Issues coming up for 2016?

As 2016 draws closer it is likely that some Key HR Issues will continue into the new year. Heading into 2016, there is likely to be more fallout from Oracle harassment ruling. For readers that may be unfamiliar with this case this was a high profile s-xual harassment case that is like to have ramifications for the year ahead. The Federal Court awarded a former Oracle employee $130,000 in compensation for workplace sexual harassment, which
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