Category: Dispute Resolution

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POSTED: 15 Mar 2024
Congratulations!⁣⁣Our amazing trainee, Sophie, recently completed her Certificate III in Legal Services and will now be working alongside our other Admin Assistants in Dispute Resolution Team! ⁣⁣From the Partners and staff at Marsdens Law Group, congratulations Sophie! We can’t wait to see what the future has in store for you!...
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POSTED: 22 Dec 2023
Sexual Harassment has always been an issue in workplace environments. To reduce the rate of workplace sexual harassment, the federal government has passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth).
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POSTED: 19 Dec 2023
As of 6 December 2023 conditions around fixed term employees changed. What is a fixed term employee? A fixed term employee is an employee that is given a definite end date from when they start their employment.
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POSTED: 24 Oct 2023
Employer’s may be hesitant to dismiss an employee who has recently made a complaint against the company for fears of an unfair dismissal complaint. Whilst an Employer can not dismiss an employee for making a legitimate complaint, what if there is a different, genuine reason for dismissal?
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POSTED: 22 Sep 2023
Working from home and hybrid working arrangements have become the societal norm in a post pandemic workspace. Whilst offering flexibility to both the Employer and Employee, how can you be sure that your Employee’s are actually working when working from home? The emerging solution to this is spyware, there a...
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POSTED: 06 Jul 2023
Generally, some employees are permitted to request flexible working arrangements from their employer. For example: parents, carers, pregnant women, people aged 55 or older, people with a disability or people experiencing domestic violence may be able to request flexible working arrangements.
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POSTED: 15 Jun 2023
Employers should be mindful of the risks that come with encouraging staff to participate in social events, including sporting matches, during work hours.
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POSTED: 18 May 2023
Employers have a duty to pay at least the minimum superannuation guarantee contributions to their employees’ superannuation fund. Currently, the minimum superannuation guarantee contribution is calculated at 10.50% of the employee’s ordinary time earnings. This rate is set to rise to 11% as of 1 July 2023 for the coming...
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POSTED: 10 May 2023
Generally, pursuant to section 114 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), employees are entitled to be absent from their employment on a day or part-day that is a public holiday. However, an employer may request an employee to work on a public holiday if the request is reasonable.
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