BBF015: Avoid Unfair Dismissal Claims with Natasha Hawker

Avoid Unfair Dismissal Claims with Natasha Hawker

Natasha Hawker has been in the HR industry for 18 years and in this time has worked in many countries and has personally had the task of terminating many employees.

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Unfair Dismissal is one of the areas of business that is misunderstood by many people, in this episode Natasha will help to make the complex simple and help you understand what your rights are, and the best way to make sure you’re protected in the event that you do need to let someone go! In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn:

• What is deemed as ‘Unfair Dismissal’
• One thing you must do when meeting with an under performer to protect yourself
• How many warning you do, or don’t have to give an employee that is not performing
• How big your business needs to be before the ‘rules’ change for you
• How long an employee has to be with you before they are able to lodge an unfair dismissal claim
• How to calculate the costs of an unfair dismissal claim for you

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• employeematters.com.au
• employeematters.com.au/unfair-dismissal-calculator - USE CODE: ABN0614 to receive a special listener discount on checkout
• www.fairwork.gov.au
• Google apps for business

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