How can an employment lawyer help me?

If you are an employee, there are a whole range of rights which you might be able to claim in relation to your employment. It is now very common in the present economic environment for employers to subtly waive their obligations in relation to employees. This can have very serious consequences for both employees and employers. Employees face employment situations which are deeply unfavorable with conditions such as the non-payment of superannuation, underpayment, being expected to work more hours than you are paid for, free work trial, contributing to employer costs which should normally be paid for by an employer and other types of problems which can result from employment which does not occur in line with basic employment standards.

As an employer, there are also a number of issues which can arise. You may have an employee who is not performing their job correctly or properly and your business is in danger because of this but you are unsure of the correct procedures to take in order to avoid a claim of unfair dismissal against your business. There may be disputes between staff about pay and working conditions which is undermining the cohesiveness of the business or unions may be hassling you and trying to tell you how to run your business. Many employers are also unaware that there can some very serious fines for not complying with employment laws, a common example is the superannuation guarantee charge which is a penalty imposed by the ATO for the non-payment of superannuation.

There are an enormous number of legal issues which can arise in relation to employment and we have specialist employment lawyers available in Sydney who can assist you to resolve your employment issue with a favorable outcome. If you have an employment matter which you would like assistance with, please do not hesitate to contact us using any of the contact methods available on this site.