Do “outer limits” employment contracts have a future?
Introduction The offering of a series of “fixed term” contracts to employees (often by the use of “outer limit” or “maximum…
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Introduction The offering of a series of “fixed term” contracts to employees (often by the use of “outer limit” or “maximum…
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Many people believe that giving a “bad” reference is somehow against the law.In fact, there is no general obligation at law…
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“Three strikes and you’re out” may have some application to the laws of baseball, but does not generally apply in…
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There is no general requirement for employees to be given a written contract. That is not to say it is not…
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A frequent area of confusion in employment law is the use of independent contractors. In particular, whether someone engaged as…
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Consider this situation. You run Company A. Your business involves supplying a service to Company B. You have been providing this…
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Circumstances will sometimes arise in a business where an employer needs to shed staff. The business may be subject to a takeover…
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A common question for employers is whether and in what circumstances can they stand down an employee. At common law there…
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I often write about whacky decisions of the Fair Work Commission which demonstrate the extraordinary lengths employers have to go…
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The unfortunate answer to the Motown ballad question — ‘What becomes of the broken hearted?’ — is they sometimes become…
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