Trouble at work? Start with the rules.
Plain-English guides to the claims employees actually bring — dismissal, pay, bullying, harassment, discrimination, contracts and settlements — written from more than a decade of running these matters.
For employees in the Fair Work system. Employed by a WA sole trader, partnership, State agency or council? The review isn't for you — see the WA state system.
If you have been dismissed you have 21 days to lodge an unfair dismissal or general protections dismissal claim in the Fair Work system, and 28 days in the WA state system. Work out your date before anything else.
The Fair Work system covers most employees in Australia.
If you work for a company, or for a private business anywhere outside Western Australia, you are almost certainly in the national system under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Everything on these pages applies to you, wherever you are, unless it says WA.
Who's in the Fair Work systemSome WA employers are in a state system.
Staff of WA sole traders, partnerships, the State public sector and local councils are covered by WA law instead, with its own Commission and a 28-day deadline for dismissal claims.
The WA state systemLosing your job
Dismissal, redundancy and the claims that follow
Problems at work
Pay, bullying, harassment and discrimination
UnderpaymentPaid less than your award, agreement or the minimum wageRead the guide
Workplace bullyingRepeated unreasonable treatment at work, and how to make it stopRead the guide
Sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual conduct connected with work, and where to take itRead the guide
DiscriminationTreated worse because of pregnancy, disability, age, race or caring dutiesRead the guideContracts and exits
Your contract, negotiating, and signing a deal
Restraints and confidentialityNon-competes, client lists, confidential information and your dutiesRead the guide
Contract disputesWrongful dismissal, notice, unpaid bonuses, demotion and pay cutsRead the guide
Negotiating with your employerStill employed, but your job is under threat — or you want to negotiate a way outRead the guide
Settlement deedsOffered a deed of release? What to check before you signRead the guideThe WA state system
For employees of WA sole traders, partnerships, the State public sector and councils
Know what your dismissal case is worth.
The Employment Case Review reads your facts against thousands of real Fair Work Commission and court decisions and tells you, in writing, whether you have a claim, what it is likely to be worth, and what to do next. For everything else, a free discussion is a phone call away.