Managing Termination, Unfair Dismissals and Redundancy
One of VECCI’s Business Excellence courses
Why we developed this program
Under current employment legislation, costly consequences await organisations found to be recruiting, managing or terminating staff incorrectly.
Providing a comprehensive overview, this informative and interactive program will familiarise you with your legal obligations as an employer, while also allowing you to share your knowledge and gain from the experiences of others.
Who should attend
- Business owners
- Decision makers
- HR personnel
- Senior managers
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Any other manager or representative responsible for implementing, administering and updating terms and conditions of employment, policies, processes and procedures.
What will be covered
- Counselling and discipline:
- Understanding the counselling and discipline process and the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009
- Understanding the review process
- Appreciating the consequences of failing to counsel and discipline staff appropriately and promptly
- Managing termination:
- Understanding the termination process
- Understanding the differences between termination with and without notice, instant dismissal and redundancy
- Understanding the concepts and consequences of unfair and unlawful dismissal
- Understanding the additional aspects to consider under the 'adverse action' provisions of the Act
- Knowing the minimum monetary and legal obligations for termination and redundancy:
- Managing unfair dismissal claims
- Identifying employees eligible to lodge alleged unfair dismissal claims
- Identifying exempt employees and consequences on any claim
- Understanding and handling proceedings under the Fair Work Act (conciliation; conference and arbitration/hearings)
- Being aware of your responsibilities within the processes arising from a claim by an employee
- Considering Changes
- Understanding the requirements for documenting and consulting on proposed changes
- Managing termination situations and how to introduce and manage proposed changes
- Understanding and assessing options for staff support during this process
- Managing restructure and redeployment situations
- Understanding the selection, redeployment and termination process
- Understanding the differences between termination with and without notice, instant dismissal and redundancy
- The concepts and consequences of unfair and unlawful dismissal
- Considering the additional aspects to consider under the 'adverse action' provisions of the Act
- Identifying where obligations for payment arise, including notice and severance payments.