Breach of employment rights award

The maximum award for breaches of basic employment rights will be doubled from four weeks to eight weeks.

Whether this involves a breach of rest periods, flexible working, minimum wage, parental leave, or other basic rights, employers need to understand that the consequences for non-compliance have significantly increased.

The majority of basic employment rights should be captured by your employment documentation – when were your documents last updated?

Contact us at LAW, and we can guide you through the process to avoid the employee relations potholes.

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