by admin | Aug 19, 2016 | General HR
Often disputes between departing employees and their employer result in a settlement or agreement. Some employers also wish to provide additional benefits to departing employees as a show of goodwill or to ensure the employee leaves in an amicable manner. Should these...
by admin | Jun 23, 2016 | General HR
We are often asked if the conduct of an employee gives rise to sufficiently serious grounds so as to amount to serious misconduct for which the employer can instantly dismiss the employee without notice. The honest answer is that the law does not prescribe a precise...
by admin | May 12, 2016 | General HR
What happens when you want to terminate the employment of an employee, or as an employee you wish to resign but your contract of employment is silent on how much notice is required. This may seem like a silly question, and many employers still believe that the notice...
by admin | Feb 26, 2016 | General HR
Many of my clients tell me that they just want to terminate the employment of a troublesome employee and they do not want the hassle of a long drawn out process they believe is required to ensure the employee cannot bring an unfair dismissal claim. I often hear the...
by admin | Feb 19, 2016 | General HR
Adcock v Blackmores Limited & Ors [2016] FCCA 265 Background This case concerned an application by Mr Adcock, the former Commercial Manager (Asia) of Blackmores Limited (“Blackmores”) a publicly listed company which produces and sells a range of natural...