15 Feb Unfair dismissal, what you need to know – Webinar
The Progressive Legal team take you through a quick-fire webinar on the ins and outs of unfair dismissal and how to protect yourself from claims.
Have staff? Then you cannot afford to miss this! The Progressive Legal team take you through a quick-fire webinar on the ins and outs of unfair dismissal and how to protect yourself from claims.
If you are an employee feeling forced to resign – of course, it is your right to do so. If you feel as though you had no other choice, you may be eligible to make an unfair dismissal claim.
But the Fair Work Commission will be looking at all the facts and circumstances. The purpose is to see if the employers conduct was such that there was no other choice for you to make.
If you are a business owner or manager, keep in mind that encouraging an employee to resign is risky. The employee may later make a constrictive dismissal claim. Instead, have an open and honest conversation about the workplace issues (whether it is performance, or behaviour etc).
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See if you can map out a pathway forward. Ensure that any resignation offered to you by an employee is truly voluntary. If you are concerned it isn’t, ask the employee to reconsider or if there’s anything you can do to change their mind.
For more Workplace Law in Australia information, head here.
Contact us today if you require any assistance with preparing or reviewing your Workplace Law requirements.
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Ian Aldridge is the Founder and Principal Lawyer Director at Progressive Legal. He has over 15 years experience in advising businesses in Australia and the UK. After practising in commercial litigation for 12 years in major Australian and International Law Firms, he decided to set up a NewLaw law firm in Australia and assist growing Australian businesses. Since then, he has advised over 2,500 small businesses over the past 6 years alone in relation to Intellectual Property Law, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Workplace and Privacy Law. He has strived to build a law firm that takes a different approach to providing legal services. A truly client-focused law firm, Ian has built Progressive Legal that strives to deliver on predictable costs, excellent communication and care for his clients. As a legal pioneer, Ian has truly changed the way legal services are being provided in Australia, by building Legal Shield™, a legal subscription to obtain tailored legal documents and advice in a front-loaded retainer package, a world-first. He has a double degree in Law (Hons) and Economics (with a marketing major). He was admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW in 2005.
