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- Keep you informed on employee rights as the Australian workplace relations landscape evolves
- Our team of expert lawyers can take a holistic view of your business and guide you on what changes you may need to make
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of expertise
- Preparing employment contracts
- General protections claims
- Unfair dismissal claims
- Underpayment claims
- Fair Work Commission applications
- Terminations agreement
- Enterprise Agreements
- Mediation
- Sexual Harassment Claims
- Debt Recovery Support
- Unfair Contract Terms
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Frequently asked questions
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To have a EA a business needs at least 2 employees, if you don’t have employees then you will need to implement a ‘Greenfields Agreement’.
A Greenfields Agreement is an Enterprise Agreement that is for a new business/project that at the time of lodging an agreement, the business has not employed any employees as yet.
More information on such an agreement can be found here for your reading: https://www.fwc.gov.au/greenfields-agreement
With a Greenfields agreement, a union must be a party to it. Meaning a union will be involved in its bargaining, so that is something you need to consider.
Or you can operate under your Industry Award until you have enough employees to start a new EA (non-union).
To have a EA a business needs at least 2 employees, if you don’t have employees then you will need to implement a ‘Greenfields Agreement’.
A Greenfields Agreement is an Enterprise Agreement that is for a new business/project that at the time of lodging an agreement, the business has not employed any employees as yet.
More information on such an agreement can be found here for your reading: https://www.fwc.gov.au/greenfields-agreement
With a Greenfields agreement, a union must be a party to it. Meaning a union will be involved in its bargaining, so that is something you need to consider.
Or you can operate under your Industry Award until you have enough employees to start a new EA (non-union).
To have a EA a business needs at least 2 employees, if you don’t have employees then you will need to implement a ‘Greenfields Agreement’.
A Greenfields Agreement is an Enterprise Agreement that is for a new business/project that at the time of lodging an agreement, the business has not employed any employees as yet.
More information on such an agreement can be found here for your reading: https://www.fwc.gov.au/greenfields-agreement
With a Greenfields agreement, a union must be a party to it. Meaning a union will be involved in its bargaining, so that is something you need to consider.
Or you can operate under your Industry Award until you have enough employees to start a new EA (non-union).