Dismissing Employees within a Medical Practice
Part 2: Misconduct This article is part 2 of our series dealing with dismissing staff members of a medical practice for underperformance or misconduct. This article is [...]
Employment Law Changes – Part 1
The fast pace of employment law change continues with a number of significant decisions in recent months. Due to the number of changes, we are publishing [...]
Dismissing Employees within a Medical Practice
Part 1: Underperformance At one time or another, most medical practice owners or managers will be required to end the employment of a member of their staff. [...]
Wage Theft In Victoria: The Times They are a-Changing
If there was ever a culture of underpayment in certain industries, it has (and is) changing. [...]
When Can An Employer Be Liable for the Sexual Harassment Its Employees Commit?
Workplace sexual harassment is a topic which has begun to get its due attention. This article discusses [...]
Are your practitioners at risk of being employees?
Medical practices can engage practitioners under a variety of contracting arrangements. In our experience, many practices are [...]
Job Interviews: Can I ask that?
Introduction The topic of what questions can and can’t be ‘legally’ asked in a job interview is [...]
Workplace Law: Top Tips For 2018
We have taken a look at the major changes to workplace law that occurred last year [...]
Maximum-Term Contract Employees and Unfair Dismissal
Two weeks ago the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (‘Full Bench’) handed down Khayam v Navitas [...]
Franchisor Liability: Changes to Fair Work Act
It is now easier for the Fair Work Ombudsman or employees to successfully sue franchisors and holding companies for contraventions by their franchisees and subsidiaries of fundamental [...]
Changes to the Fair Work Act – Serious Contraventions & Renewed Importance of Record Keeping
The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 (“the Amendment Act”) commenced on 15 September 2017. The Amendment Act is aimed at punishing and discouraging the [...]
Dismissing an Employee for Incapacity to Perform the Inherent Requirements of their Position
Dismissing an employee because they are incapable of performing their job due to illness or injury is tough for all involved. From a legal perspective, there are [...]