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A historical guide to the Covid-19 vaccination employment framework, including paid vaccination time, notice provisions and the process issues that arose when vaccination requirements affected employment.
How to identify the true employer where companies, trading names, directors, labour-hire entities or informal arrangements make the contracting party unclear.
How to prepare a concise opening statement for employment mediation that explains the chronology, the grievance, the legal position and the outcome sought without turning the opening into evidence-by-speech.
Why a restraint of trade recorded in a negotiated settlement can be harder to attack than a restraint imposed in the original employment agreement, particularly once the settlement is certified under s 149.
Commentary on National's proposal to remove or restrict no-win-no-fee employment arrangements and the likely access-to-justice consequences for employees who cannot fund representation upfront.
Employer guide to disciplinary investigations: framing allegations, preserving evidence, interviewing witnesses, disclosure, representation and keeping the investigation separate from the final disciplinary decision.
