By Rebecca Hyde, Workplace Compliance Advisor at ClinLegal in Adelaide. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). Enacting redundancies within the practice can be a stressful task. To minimise the risk of an unfair dismissal claim from a redundancy that is not genuine, one requirement […]
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By Rebecca Hyde, Workplace Compliance Advisor at ClinLegal. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). What are the odds of an employee on a work trip suffering injuries during sexual intercourse in a Practice-designated motel and suing the employer for compensation? In the following case
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Some tasks within a healthcare practice may require a particular skill set to perform them. Practices may wish to utilise the skill of particular professionals by contracting them to perform work within their practice, rather than have them on the payroll as an employee of the business. This may be appealing to employers as there
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Summary All complaints regarding harassment and bullying should be treated as serious and hence should be considered as quickly as possible to prevent further discourse within the workplace. When investigating a complaint ensure that you document EVERYTHING through written record of any witness statements, personal accounts of events, and communication between parties to the dispute.
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By Rebecca Hyde, Workplace Compliance Advisor at ClinLegal. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). Resolving workplace conflict in small business environments where staff work side by side demands management skill and quick responses. The longer you leave it, the bigger it gets. The team
FAIR WORK DECISION: Worker was an employee, not a contractor By Rebecca Hyde, Workplace Compliance Advisor at ClinLegal in Adelaide. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). Georgios Adalopoulos lodged a claim with Fair Work against CMC International Pty Ltd. He had been performing work
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This is a true story about an employee who accidentally sent a text to her employer in which she called him a “complete dick”. The employee was terminated by her boss for gross misconduct. The employee then applied to the Fair Work Commission for an unfair dismissal claim. The question for the Commission was whether
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By Rebecca Hyde, Workplace Compliance Advisor at ClinLegal. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). In all healthcare practices, large or small, there will always be differences of opinion, occasional personality clashes and/or people who simply don’t get along. Under pressure, accusation, or disappointment it
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Is your worker a Contractor or employee? To assist you with this distinction, ClinLegal has provided a summary of the indicia that differ between the two working relationships. This table is produced by ClinLegal. It is intended to provide general information and guidance in summary form on workplace compliance issues, current at the time of
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By Rebecca Hyde, Workplace Compliance Advisor at ClinLegal. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). The Fair Work Act provides general protections to employees to prevent them from being subject to adverse action from their employer. If an employee brings an adverse action claim against
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