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.
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My business has always been small and I have
relied on handshake
agreements. However, the business is expanding and I have recently had
a claim from an ex employee for unpaid overtime. I would like to
formalise my employment arrangements and put written documents in
place. How do I go about this?
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I
am starting a new business. I don't know whether I am going to be
covered by state or federal law and how this affects the entitlements
of employees. Can I get advice about this?
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I
have been running a small business for some time now and my
arrangements with my workers are unclear. They pay their own tax but I
give them annual holidays. Are they employees or contractors and what
is best for my business?
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I
have recently been asked by the Workplace Ombudsman to produce my time
and wage records for an ex-employee. I never got them to fill out time
sheets. What are my obligations to keep employee records?
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We
have concerns about the job performance of an employee and some
incidents that have occurred. We would like to know whether we can
terminate their employment and what rights they might have to take
action against our business.
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We have an employee who has been away sick for a long
time and this
is effecting our business. We don't know when they are returning and
what restrictions they may have? The medical certificates they provide
are not helpful. What processes can we use to ensure we have full
medical information and can find out how long they are going to be
away?
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We are a small business and are being sued by a former
employee for
unfair dismissal and unlawful dismissal. I have to go to a conference
in the industrial commission next week. What do we do?
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One of our employees has left and set up his own business
and is
taking our clients. We had a restraint provision in our employment
contract with him which he/she is disregarding. What can we do about
this?
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One of our employees has been involved in an accident on
a building
site. Workplace Health and Safety inspectors want to interview us. Can
I be prosecuted and should I be concerned about the investigation
process?
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