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Workplace Advice Line
One phone call could save you thousands.
Stay ahead of risk at every stage
Employing staff comes with complex legal challenges, from hiring and compliance to managing disputes and workforce changes. With recent employment law reforms, it's a good time to review your processes and policies across areas such as:
- Hiring and contracts – appointing staff, contractual issues, award interpretation and compliance
- Employee entitlements – including leave entitlements
- Workplace conduct – bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment
- Surveillance and privacy – workplace surveillance, AI and employee privacy
- Health and safety – whs, workers compensation and managing ill or injured workers
- Performance management - formal warnings to performance improvement plans
- Terminations – including general protections claims, unfair dismissals and redundancy
- Contracts – labour hire, sham contracting, casuals and post-employment restraints of trade
What's expected of you as an employer
Workplace relations reforms introduced between 2023 and 2025 have reshaped employer obligations, with changes to employee and contractor classifications, casual employment, wage compliance, workplace rights and the introduction of the 'right to disconnect'.
You could be in breach of these new laws and face severe penalities if you haven't made the correct amendments to your wages, employment contracts or policies.
Where ABLA can help
Getting the foundation right is crucial when employing staff. We can assist you with:
- Employment contracts: Drafting and reviewing robust contracts tailored to your industry and compliant with the Fair Work Act requirements.
- Policies and procedures: Developing clear workplace policies, including anti-discrimination, work health and safety and code of conduct policies.
- Modern Award compliance: Ensuring your business meets all obligations under relevant awards, enterprise agreements, and National Employment Standards.
- Employee Classifications: Advising on whether staff should be employees or independant contractors to avoid costly misclassification risks, including the new classification for casual staff.
Whether you need advice, representation or mediation, our team supports employers at every stage. We represent clients in all courts and tribunals to defend employment claims, including unfair dismissals, general protections claims, unlawful termination, breach of contract and investigations.
We also bring deep, employer-focused experience to trickier issues like paid parental leave, social media policies, flexible work arrangements and the use of AI in the workplace.
The earlier you involve us, the better. Contact us as soon as an issue arises and we'll coach you on how to manage the situation and limit your exposure. If the matter escalates, we'll ease the load so you can stay focused on running your business.
Not sure how to handle an HR issue?
The Workplace Advice Line is your direct line to experienced workplace and HR advisors, whenever you need it.
Get expert guidance on everyday challenges like performance management, terminations, redundancies, disciplinary issues, award interpretation, leave entitlements, and managing complaints.
With unlimited advice line calls and a suite of ready-to-use templates for core compliance, support is always at your fingertips. Get in touch to find out how the Workplace Advice LIne subscription to help to save you thousands of dollars in the future.
Build your team's knowledge
Our regular Employment Law training is a great refresher on the core topics anyone in this field should know. If you'd like to discuss your matter in more detail, get in touch via the Contact Us form on this page or give us a call and we'll help you resolve it with confidence.
