Employment Law

The final report of the Education and Workforce Committee (“EWC”) on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (“ERAB”) was released on 7 September 2018. The EWC has suggested changes regarding: union delegates’ entitlement to reasonable paid time to represent employees; employer obligations relating to sharing/providing information about the union’s role and functions to new employees, along with […]

It has been common practice for employers to include both 90 day trial period and probationary period provisions in employment agreements. The Employment Court has determined that this practice is no longer appropriate. The long and short of the Employment Court’s judgment is that a trial period provision in an employment agreement will be deemed