Employment LawFED
This guide provides a complete overview of employment law in Australia, allowing you to confidently advise your clients on the operation of the system and their options.
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Overview
This guide provides a complete overview of employment law in Australia, allowing you to confidently advise your clients on the operation of the system and their options. All commonly required employment contracts, precedents, and documentation are included.
The commentary includes:
- The differences between employees and contractors;
- Performance management and termination;
- Redundancy;
- Restraints of trade.
Also included is 101 Employment Answers, which is a useful reference guide.
Precedents in this publication include:
- Various employment agreements, including individual, executive, and casual;
- Various non-employment agreements, including contractor agreements and service agreements;
- Various disciplinary related precedents, including letter of warning to employee and letter of suspension;
- Various unfair dismissal precedents – acting for employer and employee;
- Deed of settlement – Redundancy.
The detailed Retainer Instructions ensures nothing is missed and the client is properly advised.
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2 Matter Plans Included
- ALERT - From 26 February 2025, the pathway for casual employees to become permanent extends to small businesses. See Casual conversion below.“From 26 February 2025, the pathway for casual employees to become permanent extends to small businesses. See Casual conversion below.”
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- Full Commentary - Employment“null”
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- Reference materials
- Overview and limitation periods“The legal relationship of employer and employee can be distinguished from other legal relationships, such as principal and contractor or principal and agent. At the heart of the employment relationship is the work-wages bargain in which an employee sells their labour in exchange for the payment of ...”
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- Legislation“Federal Applicable legislation includes:”
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- A. Getting the matter underway
- B. Employment agreements
- C. Non-employment agreements
- D. Termination
- E. Employment disputes
- F. Work health and safety
- G. Bullying in the workplace
- H. Sexual harassment in connection with work
- I. Finalising the matter
- Comments and suggestions for By Lawyers“null”
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