9 years ago Deducting pay for lack of notice upon resignation Is the employer able make any deductions from their final pay and entitlements in lieu of notice?
9 years ago Dismissing an employee who lodges a workers’ compensation claim Can I dismiss an underperforming employee for unsatisfactory performance if he files a workers’ compensation claim?
9 years ago Sick leave counting towards notice period Can a period of sick leave be counted as part of the notice period in a genuine redundancy situation?
9 years ago Paid employees volunteering their time Should employees be paid for time that they 'volunteer' for work-related events?
9 years ago Short notice of unpaid parental leave from father Can we decline a request for a second period of parental leave if the employee does not provide sufficient notice?
9 years ago Risks of failing to offer redeployment to an employee Are we obliged to offer the team member in the redundant position the new role?
9 years ago Rehiring for a role that was made redundant Can we rehire in the same position after a redundancy?
9 years ago Dealing with an employee’s mental illness What are our rights/obligations when managing an employee with mental illness within the business, especially regarding redundancy?
9 years ago Is there a requirement to hand over personal, medical and training information? Are we required to provide personal, medical and training records on request by an employee on resignation?
9 years ago Requesting employee to repay annual leave on employment termination Can we request that an employee repay the monetary value of annual leave taken?
9 years ago Directing an employee to take leave Where are the requirements set out in legislation for directing an employee to take annual leave?
9 years ago Medical certificate from family member Can a family member provide an employee with a medical certificate?
9 years ago Calculating long service leave entitlements How do we calculate long service leave for an employee who changed from permanent to casual with a break between periods?
9 years ago Back-dating leave entitlements Do we need to backdate entitlements to when an employee first requested to change from casual to part time?
9 years ago Refusal to work notice period Can a redundancy notice period be shortened by mutual agreement?
