Having no employment agreement costs professional company thousands of dollars

In an Employment Relations Authority (ERA) case last year, (Kruthoffer v DRK Chartered Accountants Ltd) the ERA awarded the Employee $3,000 because the Authority accepted that the Employee had been unjustifiably disadvantaged through non-provision of an employment agreement. The Authority held that confusion about the employee's hours could have been avoided if an employment agreement had been provided and that the employer acted in breach of good faith by not providing one ... READ MORE

Released by Employers Assistance Ltd - May 2012