Ending Employment – Compliance and Best Practice

Ticket sales will close on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 to allow time for course materials to be mailed.

Time/Duration: TWO HALF DAYS: 9:30am – 12:30pm AEDT EACH DAY

Please note: This session will not be recorded. A hard copy booklet will be sent to your nominated address – no soft copies will be available.

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  Feel prepared, not paralysed

Whether it's a resignation that doesn't sit right, a redundancy that keeps you up at night, or a dismissal where the stakes couldn't be higher, you need the tools to manage the process clearly, lawfully and with confidence. ABLA has designed this course to take you from uncertainty to confidence, with a sound understanding of the risks and how to manage them.

  Protect your business. Do right by your people

Understand the real triggers behind unfair dismissal, general protections, breach of contract and discrimination claims – and how to reduce your risk of a claim before it starts.

How terminations and redundancies are handled shapes culture, trust and reputation – far beyond those directly involved. Learn how to navigate the hardest conversations with confidence and legal clarity.

This course gives you the tools to manage difficult situations confidently – and the knowledge to step into those moments to get it right.

Course Overview

This course is designed around five modules – from contracts and resignations to redundancy, dismissal and settlement. 

Module 1 – The Contract of Employment

• Relevance to termination – why the contract is your starting point
• Key terms: notice, payment in lieu, serious misconduct
• Terms implied into contracts that interact with termination and resignation
• Interaction with workplace policies

Module 2 – Resignation

• Non-compliant resignations
• When a resignation is not a resignation: heat of the moment and coercion
• Acceptance of resignation – why it's necessary
• Issues during a notice period

Module 3 – Redundancy

• Genuine redundancy vs unfair dismissal – the critical distinction
• Award-covered vs non-award-covered processes
• Redundancy payments and the small business exemption
• Ordinary and customary turnover of labour exception

Module 4 – Dismissal

• Reason – misconduct vs serious misconduct and why the distinction matters
• Procedural fairness
• The show cause process
• Termination involving prolonged absences
• Avoiding successful post-dismissal claims

Module 5 – Alternative Pathways

• Without prejudice discussions – what they are, and how and when you can have them
• Rejected offers – what happens next and how to protect your position
• Deeds of release – key terms and protections

 Invest in Confidence. Protect Your People. Safeguard Your Business.

Don't wait until a claim lands on your desk. Equip yourself with the knowledge to manage each state of the process in a clear, lawful and considered way. With claims on the rise, there has never been a more important time to get this right.

Enrolling three or more people? Invest in your team’s confidence and skills and enjoy a 10% team discount automatically applied at checkout.

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Schedule each day:

9:15 am - Virtual waiting room opens
9:30 am - Training commences
12:30 pm - Training concludes

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FAQs

What's the price?

Cost per person is $1195.00 inc GST. A 10% discount applies automatically for group bookings of three or more.

What's included in the price?

Course training booklet will be sent via post. Please provide the address you wish to receive this booklet at, ie. home or work address. Additional booklets will not be sent and no soft copies will be issued. 

Who can attend?

This course is open to all organisations excluding other legal service providers or consultants operating in this area.

Suited for: HR Managers and Advisors, People and Culture Leaders, Business Owners and Line Managers – both as a refresher course or for anyone that is responsible for the management or termination or employees, consultants or contractors.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Contact Dominique on 0482 162 218 or email dominique.cho@ablawyers.com.au.

What's the refund policy?

Participants will receive a full refund if they cancel at least seven (7) business days prior to the scheduled event. However, if participants cancel less than seven (7) business days before the event, no refund will be made. The place can be transfered to another member of the paid organisation. No-shows or cancellations after 7 days will receive the course training material and supporting documents. If there are insufficient participants, we reserve the right to cancel the event and participants will be transferred to another module of equal value or receive a full refund at their election. We will give three business days’ notice of any such cancellation.

Privacy policy

To understand how we protect your privacy, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

This session is conducted subject to everyone agreeing to the Chatham House Rules which means that participants can use the information in practice in their business but should not identify any organisation, individual or information that can be used to identify them.