employment law myths
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They’re not needed and I can have the
freedom to do what I want
We don’t have
contracts of
employment 1
Statutory and implied terms
A w r i t t e n
c o n t r a c t i s n ’ t
n e e d e d f o r a
c o n t r a c t t o
e x i s t .
Yo u m a y b e
b r e a k i n g t h e
l a w w i t h o u t
e v e n k n o w i n g
i t .
Plan ahead: Limit
your risk! E m p l o y e r s f a c e p o s s i b l e p e n a l t i e s f o r n o t
h a v i n g a n y t e r m s i n p l a c e a n d c o u l d f a c e
b r e a c h o f c o n t r a c t c l a i m s f o r u n k n o w i n g l y
b r e a c h i n g t e r m s .
A S 1 S t a t e m e n t i s r e q u i r e d a s a m i n i m u m
Ke e p y o u r c o n t r a c t s l e a n
M a k e s u r e y o u h a v e a n u p - t o - d a t e m e a t y h a n d b o o k
Discrimination
J o b a p p l i c a n t s
c a n c l a i m
d i s c r i m i n a t i o n .
E m p l o y e e s w i t h
u n d e r 2 y e a r s ’
s e r v i c e c a n
a l s o m a k e t h i s
c l a i m t o g e t h e r
w i t h o t h e r
c l a i m s .
Never act
without thinking! C a n i t b e d o n e a n o t h e r w a y ? W h a t a r e t h e
r i s k s t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l , c o m p a n y r e p u t a t i o n ,
f i n a n c e s e t c . i f y o u g o a h e a d ?
M a k e y o u r j o b a d v e r t s d i s c r i m i n a t i o n f r e e
A l w a y s t h i n k a b o u t w h a t y o u a r e d o i n g a n d w h y. E n s u r e y o u t a k e n o t e s a n d f o l l o w H R g u i d a n c e
-Dr Wayne Dyer
“The ultimate ignorance is
the rejection of something
you know nothing about
yet refuse to investigate.”
Breach of contract
Unfair dismissal
Discrimination
N e v e r a c t i n
h a s t e a s y o u
c o u l d b e
p l a c i n g t h e
b u s i n e s s a t
r i s k o f t h e s e
c l a i m s .
Act objectively,
fairly & rationally W h o t o l d y o u a b o u t t h e a c t o f g r o s s
m i s c o n d u c t ? W h a t e v i d e n c e d o y o u h a v e ? H o w
l o n g h a s t h e e m p l o y e e b e e n w i t h y o u ?
A l w a y s i n v e s t i g a t e a n y p o t e n t i a l d i s c i p l i n a r y i s s u e
M a k e s u r e y o u h a v e a d i s c i p l i n a r y p o l i c y i n p l a c e N E V E R m a k e a s s u m p t i o n s
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