We
can:
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Advise about
your rights and obligations, available legal options, the pros and cons
of legal proceedings and potential costs and outcomes;
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Draft
or review documents for you;
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Conduct
negotiations or advocate on your behalf;
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Fight
your legal battles to secure a practical outcome.
Here are
some examples of the types of scenarios that we can help with.
- I have
been offered a new job
but have to sign an employment contract that I don’t fully understand
and I am a bit concerned about what might happen in the future if I do
so.
- I have
been with the employer
for some time and they have now given me a new contract to sign that I
don’t fully understand and I am a bit concerned about how the contract
will affect my existing rights and entitlements.
- I
am looking at taking a job overseas and have been given a proposed
contract document setting out the terms of my employment. I need to
ensure that all of my rights are protected and know what might go wrong.
- I
have been asked to sign a confidentiality agreement at work. I need
some advice on the effects this will have if I leave and get a job
somewhere else or want to set up my own business.
- My
contract says that I may be entitled to bonuses or commissions if I
reach certain targets. I believe that I have reached those targets but
have not received any confirmation from my employer of any bonus I will
receive. I need some advice about how strong a claim to
bonuses/commissions I have and how I should pursue it.
- I am
having a disagreement
with my employer about certain conditions of my employment. I don’t
want to lose my job but I want to raise the issue with my employer and
see if we can work through it. How do I do this?
- I
have been given a letter of allegations by the employer or a letter
advising that an investigation is to be conducted into an incident at
work in which I was involved and I am not sure of my legal rights or
what I should do.
- I
had to take leave recently to go to the funeral of a close relative. My
employer is saying that I am not entitled to be paid for my time off.
Is that true?
- I have just been sacked and
I want to find out whether I have any rights to compensation or
reinstatement to my job.
- I am
considering leaving my
employment and going to work for a competitor but there is a restraint
provision in my contract. I need advice on what it means and whether it
is enforceable.
- Another
employee has made an
allegation against me which my employer is investigating. I have been
asked to provide a response and think I need some advice about how
serious my situation is and how to word my response.
- I
have had to leave my employment due to illness, looking after my family
or other pressing reason. I have worked for this employer for more than
7 years. Do I have any right to pro rata long service leave and how do
I pursue it?
- I
have been injured at work. Do I have any rights to compensation? How do
I go about making a claim for workers compensation and find out if it
is worth while to make a common law negligence claim?
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How we can help