How to make sure your business is prepared for the new Fair Work Act.
click here to get a free trailThis recent Fair Work Australia (FWA) decision (Quattrocchi v Monsanto) highlights the importance of being genuine when you are performance managing your employees.
A warehouse employee with 20 months’ service was dismissed because of work errors. The employee claimed unfair dismissal.
The employer appeared to have ticked all the boxes prior to dismissing the employee. For example:
The Government has tried to improve the process of dealing with unfair dismissal claims to discourage employees from making claims that have no merit.
But it remains to be seen whether their changes will stop this from happening…
Here are the changes that have been made:
1. The 21 day time limit has been reduced to 14 days
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