Respond to a discrimination claim

Respond to a discrimination claim We will help you respond to the complaint properly, from the first letter through to conciliation or defence. A discrimination complaint is not decided the way most employers assume. In a general protections claim the law presumes the adverse action was taken for the alleged reason. It is then for […]

Review your awards, policies and workplace structure

Review your awards, policies and workplace structure We will check that your people are correctly covered, classified and engaged, and fix the framework where they are not. Ask most business owners which award covers their staff and the answer is a pause. That is not carelessness. Award coverage turns on what the business does and […]

Hire a senior employee on the right terms

Hire a senior employee on the right terms We will get the contract right for a senior hire, so the things that matter are settled before they start. A senior hire is agreed at the point when both sides most want it to work. That is exactly when the difficult terms are easiest to settle […]

End an employee’s employment lawfully

End an employee’s employment lawfully We will help you end the employment cleanly, on terms that hold up if anyone tests them later. There are two questions in every dismissal and they are not the same question. Is there a good reason? And can you show the employee was treated fairly on the way to […]

Hold a former employee to their restraint and confidentiality

Hold a former employee to their restraint and confidentiality We will move quickly to stop the breach, and tell you honestly what your clause is actually worth. Restraint matters are decided by how fast you move. A business that acts in the first fortnight can usually get an injunction and preserve what is left. A […]

Set up an employee share or option scheme

Set up an employee share or option scheme We will design a scheme that gives your team real upside without handing them a tax bill they cannot pay. Most employee share schemes have been intended for about a year before they exist. The reason for the delay is almost always the same. The tax treatment […]

Put your employment contracts on a sound footing

Put your employment contracts on a sound footing We will bring your employment documents up to date, so the terms you rely on are the ones that actually apply. Most businesses are using an employment contract somebody adapted years ago from something else. It has been copied for every hire since. In that time the […]

Manage an underperforming employee

Manage an underperforming employee We will help you address underperformance in a way that is fair to the employee and safe for the business. Most underperformance has been going on for a while before anyone rings a lawyer. That is the first problem. The conversations were had informally, nothing was written down, and the employee […]

Investigate misconduct in your workplace

Investigate misconduct in your workplace We will run or guide the investigation so the findings are sound and whatever you do next is defensible. An allegation of misconduct puts two employees in your care at once. The person who complained needs to see it taken seriously. The person accused is entitled to know what is […]

Employ Australians from overseas

Employ Australians from overseas We will help you employ people in Australia as a foreign business, on arrangements that comply from the first payslip. Employing someone in Australia does not import your own employment law with them. Australian workplace law applies to work performed in Australia. It does not matter where the employer sits, what […]