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The introduction of the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 has brought a number of proposed changes to the rights of casual employees in Australia. One of these changes, which was spruiked by Christian Porter as being a particularly “strong” right…

The term “constructive dismissal” is often used to describe a situation where an employee has been left with no real choice but to resign from their employment. This is also sometimes referred to as a “forced resignation”.   How do I prove that I was forced…

In an employment law context, a deed of release, which is also sometimes referred to as a “separation deed”, “deed of settlement” or “release agreement”, is usually an agreement between an employer and employee to settle all claims arising out of the employment.   When is…

Before an employee is eligible to make an unfair dismissal application, they must have completed the ‘minimum employment period’. If the employee works for a ‘small business’ which has less than 15 employees, the minimum employment period is one year. If the employee works for a…

The high-income threshold is an amount that is indexed each year that limits eligibility to make an unfair dismissal application. The current high-income threshold is $162,000. If an employee earns more than this amount per annum, they may not be eligible to make an unfair dismissal...

When someone is dismissed unfairly from their job, the first avenue that comes to mind is usually an unfair dismissal claim. In this article, we look at the eligibility criteria to make unfair dismissal claims, what an unfair dismissal claim actually is, the process involved in...