How long does an employee have to be employed before they’re eligible to make an unfair dismissal claim?The short answer is “that depends on the size of your business.” If you’re a small business, the employee will have 12 months before they can claim eligibility. If...
The vast majority of applications for unfair dismissals are discontinued. Generally, this means that employers and employees have reached agreement so that a formal decision or order of the Fair Work Commission is not required. Where negotiation does not result in...
A chain of Melbourne based hairdressing salons has been obliged to enter into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman to avoid prosecution after the agency uncovered widespread underpayment of employees. In mid-2016 two former employees approached the...
