Employment Law

10 Sep

Posted at 09:17h in Employment Law, Featured, Managing, People Management, Performance Management, Staffing & Recruitment by

The probation period is a critical phase for both employers and employees. It provides an opportunity to assess the fit, capabilities, and performance of a new hire before making the employment permanent. For employers, navigating this period effectively can help ensure that they are building...

04 Oct

Posted at 12:42h in Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, Leadership Development, Learning, Training & Development, Organisational Change, Pay & Benefits, People Management, Staffing & Recruitment by

Every company needs employees. Without good workers, no business can hope to survive in a highly competitive and oversaturated market. It's safe to say that many companies have a lot of issues regarding their employment practices and the majority of these issues are, in fact,...

08 Jan

Posted at 09:30h in Employee Wellness, Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, Managing, Motivating Employees, Organisational Change, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

Outplacement is vital for any company or organisation implementing enforced workplace change, downsizing, retrenchment or redundancy. Typically management view the provision of Outplacement services as a benevolent act to assist former employees find another position and move on with their lives, and whilst this is a...

01 Aug

Posted at 10:00h in Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, People Management, Performance Management, Staffing & Recruitment by

Employers can become frustrated from time to time. However, they should be careful when making decisions and communicating them to employees. Statements made about an employee privately between senior management can be inadvertently brought to light in litigation if, for example, an employee brings an...

26 Jun

Posted at 09:30h in Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, People Management by

Many employers try and prevent former employees from joining competitors by including non-competition and non-solicitation terms in their contract of employment.  From experience, employees sometimes believe that these restraints are anti-competitive and therefore unlawful.  However, this is not the case, and the facts and circumstances...

28 May

Posted at 11:08h in Employee Wellness, Employment Law, Featured, HR Strategy, Managing, Occupational Health & Safety, Organisational Change, People Management, Performance Management, Workplace Culture by

By Abraham Ash, Partner and Heloise Ormandy, Lawyer, Clayton Utz Disciplining and terminating employees for inappropriate use of social media is unfortunately a "hot topic" for businesses. The divide between "work life" and "private life" has become increasingly blurred, in large part due to the...

09 Jan

Posted at 10:30h in Employee Wellness, Employment Law, Featured, Occupational Health & Safety, People Management, Workplace Culture by

Family and Domestic Violence is a community issue that is rightly having ripple effects through all parts of Australian society. The workplace is no exception. Back in 2007, most employees thought their organisation should be doing something about the issue, whereas most employers thought they...