Archive for April 2023

If an employee has brought a claim, such as an unfair dismissal or general protections claim, employers are faced with the decision of attempting to defend the claim themselves or getting an expert lawyer involved. Often, the decision which led to the claim was personally made by a senior leader in the business and that…

As most business owners and HR professionals would be aware, the hallmark of any compliant workplace investigation or disciplinary proceeding is ensuring ‘procedural fairness’. Affording procedural fairness to an employee includes, among other things, not unreasonably refusing a support person. Where an employee is terminated and lodges an unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission…

As an employer, it is your responsibility to ensure the health and safety of your employees, not just in terms of physical health, but also in terms of mental health. An area of workplace health and safety legislation that has developed rapidly is how employers are expected to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Psychosocial…

In conjunction with many other allowances that employees may be entitled to, ‘special clothing’ and laundry allowances can be confusing and often overlooked by businesses. In many instances, employers fall into the trap of believing that employees can simply claim such expenses on their tax return. However, this common misconception has left many employers in…