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Employee’s excessive mobile phone use warranted dismissal
A common issue faced by employers is when employees seem unable to detach themselves from their mobile phones when they should be working.
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At Workplace Law we encourage a proactive, preventative approach to solve employment or workplace issues at the earliest opportunity.
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Workplace Law assists clients in understanding and managing duties and obligations under Work Health and Safety legislation.
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The culture of an organisation will determine how successful it will be so, it is vital employers set themselves up to provide the best environment for their employees to be happy and to produce their best effort.
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An industrial dispute can have a profound and lasting negative effect on your business and its reputation in the marketplace, unless addressed quickly and efficiently to produce a positive result.
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A primary objective of anti-discrimination law is the elimination of discrimination against persons in the workplace. Such discrimination may occur on the basis of (for example) race, sex, disability, age, or sexuality.
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Workplace Law offers services to Australian companies in the USA and UK and, to companies in those countries doing, or wanting to do, business in Australia.
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Workplace Law provides a range of services to individual athletes, coaches, clubs, associations and governing bodies. Our legal expertise and organisational values, together with our ethical and professional standards, makes us the benchmark when it comes to supporting the female sports industry.
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At Workplace Law we understand that a harmonious workplace is a productive workplace. For this reason it is important that issues raised by employees are investigated by highly skilled and experienced people and then resolved quickly and effectively.
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Corporate issues including negotiating and drafting agreements, resolving disputes, fraud, theft and injunctions.
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Classifications, rates, advice and representation related to Award Compliance
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A common issue faced by employers is when employees seem unable to detach themselves from their mobile phones when they should be working.
Read more...In March 2026, the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark decision that will phase out junior pay rates for “young adult employees” under the General Retail Industry Award 2020, Fast Food Industry Award 2020 and Pharmacy Industry Award 2020.
Read more...When hiring new employees, there are often a number of pre-employment processes and requirements to be completed before an employee actually commences work. A question that often arises is – what happens if those pre-employment checks are not completed satisfactorily or at all?
Read more...Employers should be mindful that the nature of casual employment does not necessarily mean that a casual employee can be terminated without notice that the employment relationship has ended.
Read more...A recent decision of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has sent a clear message that employers must do more than “set and forget” training to be able to secure a defence against vicarious liability for employees’ unlawful conduct.
Read more...In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission has emphasised that an employer’s obligations to consult during the redundancy process under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) is not a mere procedural formality, but a mandatory requirement for genuine redundancy.
Read more...We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of our country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and elders past, present and future.
