3 years ago Can a personal leave period include a lunch break? The lunch period is 1 hour, but the employee was absent for 2 hours. She wishes to claim personal leave for the whole period. Should the personal leave instead only cover the hour that was not the lunch period?
3 years ago Do we pay superannuation for contractors? Can you please confirm if we need to pay superannuation for contractors?
3 years ago Must we consider overseas redeployment options? Are we obliged to offer redeployment to employees during the redundancy process?
3 years ago Paying employees in self-isolation What pay is an employee entitled to if they need to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19?
3 years ago Can an employee use personal leave during a shut-down period? Can an employee claim personal leave during a period of annual leave due to a shut down?
3 years ago Can we direct an employee to take 12 months’ maternity leave? An employee wishes to take 9 months of parental leave. Can we direct her to take 12 instead?
3 years ago What is the high-income threshold for unfair dismissal? We are considering dismissing a high-earning salaried employee. What is the income threshold that entitles him to lodge an unfair dismissal case? (2021–2022)
3 years ago How do we comply with surveillance laws in Western Australia and Queensland? We have CCTV cameras in certain areas of our warehouse and offices in Western Australia and Queensland. Can you please advise what our obligations are with regards to notifying our employees?
3 years ago Can we direct a long-serving employee to take long service leave? Can we instruct an employee to take long service leave if they have been with the business for more than 10 years?
3 years ago Can an employee take personal leave for pre-arranged appointments? Can an employee use personal leave to attend an appointment for an elective surgery, preorganised visit to a specialist or allied health visit (e.g. physiotherapy) if a medical practitioner has recommended the treatment?
3 years ago Do we pay superannuation for pay in lieu of notice? When paying a staff member in lieu of notice, do we include superannuation payments?
3 years ago Can an employee be reimbursed for a period of long service leave during which they were ill? An employee wishes to use personal leave for this period and be reimbursed the long service leave. Are they entitled to do this?
3 years ago Can employees claim both government and employer paid parental leave? If an organisation implements a Paid Parental Leave Policy of 12 weeks’ paid parental leave (PPL) for all eligible employees, can the employees also separately claim the Government’s 18 weeks’ PPL afterwards or concurrently?
3 years ago Can we impose a blanket notice period on resigning employees? Can an employer impose a blanket notice period (e.g. 4 or 12 weeks’ notice) on resigning employees?
3 years ago Does casual service count towards service for calculating redundancy pay? Do we include an employee's prior casual service when calculating redundancy pay?