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Employment

Law Myths

D o n ’ t b e f o o l e d

b y t h e s e

m i s c o n c e p t i o n s

They’re not needed and I can have the

freedom to do what I want

We don’t have

contracts of

employment 1

Statutory and implied terms

A w r i t t e n

c o n t r a c t i s n ’ t

n e e d e d f o r a

c o n t r a c t t o

e x i s t .

Yo u m a y b e

b r e a k i n g t h e

l a w w i t h o u t

e v e n k n o w i n g

i t .

Plan ahead: Limit

your risk! E m p l o y e r s f a c e p o s s i b l e p e n a l t i e s f o r n o t

h a v i n g a n y t e r m s i n p l a c e a n d c o u l d f a c e

b r e a c h o f c o n t r a c t c l a i m s f o r u n k n o w i n g l y

b r e a c h i n g t e r m s .

A S 1 S t a t e m e n t i s r e q u i r e d a s a m i n i m u m

Ke e p y o u r c o n t r a c t s l e a n

M a k e s u r e y o u h a v e a n u p - t o - d a t e m e a t y h a n d b o o k

-E leanor Roosevelt

“It takes as much

energy to wish as it

does to plan.”

They have to be employed for 2 years

first

A person not employed by us cannot claim against us 2

Discrimination

J o b a p p l i c a n t s

c a n c l a i m

d i s c r i m i n a t i o n .

E m p l o y e e s w i t h

u n d e r 2 y e a r s ’

s e r v i c e c a n

a l s o m a k e t h i s

c l a i m t o g e t h e r

w i t h o t h e r

c l a i m s .

Never act

without thinking! C a n i t b e d o n e a n o t h e r w a y ? W h a t a r e t h e

r i s k s t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l , c o m p a n y r e p u t a t i o n ,

f i n a n c e s e t c . i f y o u g o a h e a d ?

M a k e y o u r j o b a d v e r t s d i s c r i m i n a t i o n f r e e

A l w a y s t h i n k a b o u t w h a t y o u a r e d o i n g a n d w h y. E n s u r e y o u t a k e n o t e s a n d f o l l o w H R g u i d a n c e

-Dr Wayne Dyer

“The ultimate ignorance is

the rejection of something

you know nothing about

yet refuse to investigate.”

Without the need for notice

I can sack on the spot for gross misconduct 3

Breach of contract

Unfair dismissal

Discrimination

N e v e r a c t i n

h a s t e a s y o u

c o u l d b e

p l a c i n g t h e

b u s i n e s s a t

r i s k o f t h e s e

c l a i m s .

Act objectively,

fairly & rationally W h o t o l d y o u a b o u t t h e a c t o f g r o s s

m i s c o n d u c t ? W h a t e v i d e n c e d o y o u h a v e ? H o w

l o n g h a s t h e e m p l o y e e b e e n w i t h y o u ?

A l w a y s i n v e s t i g a t e a n y p o t e n t i a l d i s c i p l i n a r y i s s u e

M a k e s u r e y o u h a v e a d i s c i p l i n a r y p o l i c y i n p l a c e N E V E R m a k e a s s u m p t i o n s

-B. C. Forbes

“Acting without thinking

is like shooting without

aiming.”

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