5 years ago Can we refuse a request to change work hours? Are there any legal issues we need to be aware of by refusing her request?
5 years ago Is an employee entitled to take annual leave and long service leave at the same time as unpaid parental leave? Is an employee on unpaid parental leave entitled to take accrued annual leave and long service leave at the same time as unpaid parental leave?
5 years ago Are prospective employees entitled to reasonable adjustments? How does that impact the situation in a recruitment process when a candidate with a disability applies for a role and requests a reasonable adjustment?
5 years ago Can we 'downgrade' an employee's role? Are we are within the law to make this change? If it is allowed to be done, what are the requirements?
5 years ago Can an employee take long service and annual leave after ceasing employment? Can we refuse a request to take long service leave and annual leave after termination of employment?
6 years ago Do part-time employees accrue annual leave on overtime? Our permanent part-time employees occasionally work extra hours where needed. Do they accrue annual leave on these extra hours?
6 years ago What long service leave entitlements do casuals in Victoria have? What is the eligibility criteria of long service leave for the employee who converted and those who are longstanding casuals?
6 years ago Does paid study leave attract superannuation? Does paid study leave attract superannuation?
6 years ago What is the minimum period for taking long service leave in NSW? What is the minimum period when taking long service leave in NSW?
6 years ago Can we refuse dated expense claims? Now that the employee has left the company, he has submitted his expense claims. Can we refuse to reimburse the old ones?
6 years ago Can employees defer jury duty for work reasons? Can we request for the employee to defer jury duty to a more convenient time?
6 years ago Should an employee sign a position description and any subsequent change to it? Should an employee sign a position description and any subsequent change to it?
6 years ago What happens if an employee falls ill while on annual leave? If the illness occurs during long service leave, does the employer have to record the leave as personal leave rather than long service leave?
6 years ago Can we reduce our employee's hours? Is this something we can do due to a downturn in company workloads?
6 years ago Can we end a fixed-term contract early? What is the business’ legal position regarding ending the contract earlier?