Can Australian employers use zero hour contracts and how do they work?

Should an employee be allowed a support person in a meeting held to issue a formal warning?

Should employees who are sent home early still be paid for their full shift?

What are the legal considerations to implementing a uniform policy?

Union representatives are attending our worksite and have requested the use of the break room to meet with workers. Can we legally prevent them?

Can an employer have a temporary shutdown for a day following a public holiday and force employees to take annual leave on that day?

When an employee is requested to attend a disciplinary meeting, they are allowed to bring a support person. Who should this person be?

Will the employees from our business still be covered by their current enterprise agreement after transferring to a buyer business.

We are undertaking a workplace investigation into an allegation of employee misconduct. Is the employee in question entitled to refuse to participate in the investigation?

We have an employee who has failed to provide evidence for their entitlement to take personal leave, e.g. medical certificate. Can we make the period annual leave or leave without pay instead?

I understand that from 6 December 2023, fixed-term contracts can only be for a maximum term of 2 years (exceptions are excluded). What happens if I engage someone on a 3-year fixed-term contract commencing before 6 December?

One of our employees is taking parental leave and claiming the government’s personal parental leave (PPL) payment. Does the period for which the employee is on PPL count towards long service leave? We operate in Western Australia.

How do we calculate payment for long service leave upon employment termination in Victoria?

Can we dismiss an employee for failing to substantiate their right to personal leave?