Published 14 June 2022 In this podcast we discuss Part B of our e-publication “Termination of Employment: A Lawful and Ethical Approach”; termination of employment relating to the role (redundancy), where employment ends at the employers initiative in circumstances where the role or job is no longer required to be done by anyone. This podcast…
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Podcast | Managing Sick or Injured Employees
Published 28 April 2022 This podcast is the second part of our series discussing managing absent employees. In this episode we address the management of employees that have had a long term absence due to personal injury or illness. We discuss how to take the next steps, the legal risks, and the procedures that need…
Podcast | Managing Personal Leave
Published 19 April 2022 This podcast is the first of a two part series where we discuss managing absent employees. In this episode we look at how businesses can best manage short term or sporadic employee absences from work, to minimise the impact on the business whilst protecting employee rights. In the second episode, we…
Podcast | Managing Employee Underperformance
Published 23 March 2022 Managing employee performance, both teams and individuals, is critical to a business’ success. Failure to act early and decisively in the case of underperforming employees can be a costly mistake that employers make. In this podcast we discuss the key elements of managing performance, both on a practical and legal level,…
Podcast | Swearing at Work
Published 7 March 2022 In this podcast we address swearing at work, and in particular, whether swearing can be grounds for disciplinary action. We also bring you “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” of recent employment law news, and our legal film review returns, with this episode featuring “The Rainmaker”; Francis Ford Coppola’s film…
Podcast | Flexibility At Work
Published 21 February 2022 As the NSW government has announced an end to most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including working from home directions, our first podcast for 2022 focusses on flexibility in the workplace. With workplaces, and employee expectations, very much changed from the pre-COVID era, we discuss what the new normal looks like,…