Webinar Series: Employment law fundamentals – Getting it right in Australia!

Are you:

• An international business with a workforce in Australia?

• Responsible for people management in Australia, or do you remotely provide people management support from overseas?

• An HR professional in Australia looking for a refresher?

• A newcomer to the HR profession seeking a deeper understanding of relevant legal issues?

Our Australian Labour & Employment team will deliver a two-part webinar series, designed to equip you with practical knowledge to navigate the complex and heavily regulated Australian employment law landscape.

Part 2: Termination of employees in Australia

Your rights and responsibilities as an employer in Australia

From long-term underperformance issues and misconduct to restructures, all employers are faced with the often difficult task of terminating employees. While a termination is never entirely risk free, it is crucial that employers of all sizes be equipped with an understanding of their rights and obligations to ensure the termination process is navigated in a manner that minimises exposure to a successful employee claim.

What will you take away from Part 2?

Part 2 will provide an overview of the legal framework underpinning termination of employment in Australia. You will take away an understanding, or renewed understanding, of:

• The various grounds for termination of employment

• An overview of the unfair dismissal and adverse action regimes, including who is eligible to make a claim and the remedies available

• What constitutes a “genuine redundancy”

• What types of misconduct are considered “serious misconduct”

• How to deal with a “heat of the moment” resignation

• Other claims that an employee may bring arising from their termination

• Learnings from recent case law

• Key tips and tricks for setting your organisation up to successfully defend a claim