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Employment law fundamentals – Getting it right in Australia! Part 2

Part 2: Termination of employees in Australia

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This webinar provided an overview of the legal framework underpinning termination of employment in Australia.

During the session, topics covered included:

  • 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


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