9 years ago Personal leave for elective surgery Can an employee use personal leave for elective surgery?
9 years ago Excessive sick leave due to depression How do we deal with an employee who is taking excessive sick leave due to depression?
10 years ago Pay for working when daylight savings ends We have some shiftworkers who worked overnight when daylight savings ended. How many hours are they entitled to be paid for?
11 years ago What obligations do we have to an on-hired employee who becomes pregnant? We have an employee who has been contracting with us for over 12 months. What responsibilities do we have regarding parental leave?
11 years ago Can a lawyer be a support person for an employee in a dismissal meeting? Who can be a support person for an employee in a dismissal meeting?
11 years ago Dismissal due to illness An employee has become incapacitated due to illness and he is unable to carry out his duties or attend his workplace. Are we able to terminate his employment?
11 years ago What are our obligations to a recently hired employee who becomes pregnant? A recently hired employee is pregnant. What are our obligations to this employee?
11 years ago How soon can we re-advertise for a redundant position? Are there any rules around the period of time that has to lapse between a job being made redundant and re-advertising for the same position?
12 years ago Can an employee use sick leave for elective surgery? Can an employee use sick leave for elective surgery?
12 years ago Can I direct an employee to take annual leave? Can I direct an employee to take annual leave?
12 years ago Should we wait until a performance review to address poor performance? Should we wait until a performance review to address poor performance?
12 years ago Can we make an employee on maternity leave redundant? Our company is restructuring and many roles will be made redundant. Can we make employees on maternity leave redundant?
12 years ago Can we require an employee to travel overseas for work purposes? Can we insist that an employee travel overseas for work purposes? Or do employees have the right to refuse such a request?
13 years ago Can an employee return early from parental leave? What happens if an employee has gone on parental leave for a set period of time (say, 12 months) and they wish to return earlier? Do we have to let them do so?
