Terminating employment due to poor performance or serious misconduct is an area of law fraught with litigation risk. Every employer...

Serious misconduct is best defined in an employment agreement and an employment policy. That will allow employers to dismiss an...

The simple answer is, yes, you can. An employee can be required to provide a medical certificate to verify absences from work due to...

All employees (other than casual employees) are entitled to paid annual leave. An employer must not unreasonably refuse to agree to a...

When you have a formal disciplinary meeting with an employee, you should offer that employee the opportunity to have a support person if...