Employment Law

In Australia, whether you are an employer or an employee, you need to understand employment law as you have a number of legal rights and obligations to abide by under various employment legislation, either state-based or Federal.

As an employer, you are obliged to comply with all aspects of employment law. You must ensure that you provide your employees a safe and secure working environment that is free from bullying, discrimination, and harassment. You are also required to provide your employees the necessary training, resources, and mentoring they need to work safely and efficiently. As an employer, complying with employment law boosts your professional image, attracts higher quality talent, and increases retention rates.

As an employee, you need to know your legal rights and obligations under the employment contract or employment legislation to assist you to pursue your employee entitlements and to comply with your employment obligations.

Either you are an employer or an employee, Tang Law’s experienced employment lawyers can assist you in the following areas:

• Employment entitlements and contract review
• Termination of employment
• Negotiating settlements of employment disputes
• Lodging unfair dismissal claim, unlawful dismissal claim, or general protection claim
• Representing you at courts or tribunals
• Performance management
• Discrimination, bullying and harassment

Advice on Employment Agreements

An employment agreement, or an employment contract, is a legally binding contractual agreement that sets out the terms and conditions of your employment. This can be in writing or verbal form.

Australian laws provide a set of minimum wage standards for each occupation, and employment agreements that provide less than these standards are not permissible. These wage standards are set out in the National Employment Standards (NES) but can be varied by various awards, or registered agreements.

As an Employment Agreement can be a lengthy and complex document, it is essential that at the outset you are aware of your rights and obligations before signing the legally binding agreement. Tang Law can assist you and provide you with the following services:

• Discrimination Claims and Equal Opportunity
• Unfair Dismissal
• Dismissal and Redundancy Disputes