Practice area

Employment Law.

Employment law guidance for Victorian employers, boards and HR teams — workplace investigations, procedural fairness, modern awards and the obligations that protect both employers and staff.

All articles in employment law.

Redundancy in Australia: Genuine Redundancy, Consultation and Employer Risk

A practical Australian guide for employers on redundancy — what makes a redundancy 'genuine' under section 389, consultation obligations under modern awards and enterprise agreements, redeployment, selection criteria, redundancy pay and notice, sham redundancy and the interaction with unfair dismissal and general protections claims.

18 min readReviewed by JIM PARKE, Lawyer & Chartered Accountant
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Employee or Contractor? The Risks of Getting It Wrong

A plain-English Australian guide for business owners on the employee versus contractor distinction — the post-Personnel Contracting and Jamsek High Court approach, sham contracting risk, superannuation, PAYG, payroll tax, workers compensation and practical steps to reduce exposure.

16 min readReviewed by JIM PARKE, Lawyer & Chartered Accountant
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