Webinar
Navigating Major Changes in Casual Employment
This session looks at the latest reforms in casual employment regulations set to have a significant impact on businesses.
Get it right at the start to minimise risks
Running a business that employs staff comes with complex legal challenges, from hiring and compliance to managing disputes and workforce changes. With the latest employment law reforms, your organisation should review your processes and policies for appointment of staff, contractual issues, award interpretation and compliance, employee entitlements (such as leave entitlements), performance management, bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment, workplace surveillance, privacy, workers compensation, management of ill and injured workers, work health and safety, termination of employment, general protections claims, unfair dismissals, unfair contracts, confidentiality and intellectual property issues, and post-employment restraints of trade.
Getting the foundation right is crucial when employing staff. ABLA 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.
With the IR Reforms that took place in 2023 and 2024, there are new classifications for workers and various rights employees are entitled to, including the 'right to disconnect'. If you haven't made the correct amendments to your employment contracts, you could be in breach of these new laws and face severe penalities.
ABLA represents clients in all courts and tribunals when it comes to defending employment claims, including unfair dismissals, general protections claims, unlawful termination, breach of contract, and investigations.
Our experts can offer organisations a wealth of experience and insights when managing tricky issues such as paid parental leave, social media policies and flexible work arrangements, all from the perspective of an employer.
ABLA can help organisations avert a problem before it becomes serious. Contact us for advice as early as you can, and we’ll coach you on how to manage the situation and limit your exposure. If the situation does progress, the team will help ease the load, taking the worry away from you so your focus can be on running your business.
Our regular Employment Law training course will provide an excellent refresher on the core topics that anyone working in this field should know. Explore our wide range of resources on this subject and if you'd like to discuss your matter in more detail, get in touch via the form on this page, or give us call and let us help you resolve things simply.
