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Plain-English guides to Australian law — bonds, tradies, tribunals, consumer rights, and more. Written so you can actually act on them.
Is Wage Theft a Crime in Australia? What Changed in 2025
Since 1 January 2025, intentionally underpaying wages can be a criminal offence under the Fair Work Act. Here is what it covers, who prosecutes, and why you still recover your pay through…
Read Guide →Underpaid at Work? How to Check Your Pay and Claim Back Pay
How to check whether your employer has paid you correctly under your award or agreement, how far back you can claim, and…
Read Guide →Redundancy Pay in Australia: How Much You Get Under the NES
Redundancy pay under the National Employment Standards ranges from 4 to 16 weeks of base pay depending on your years of service.…
Read Guide →Annual Leave Paid Out on Termination in Australia: What You Get
When your job ends, your employer must pay out unused annual leave at the amount you would have received on leave, including…
Read Guide →Unfair Dismissal Remedies in Australia: Reinstatement or Compensation
Reinstatement is the main remedy for unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act; compensation is ordered only where reinstatement is inappropriate. Here…
Read Guide →Who Can Claim Unfair Dismissal in Australia? Eligibility Rules
Before you apply to the Fair Work Commission, check the four eligibility tests: national system employer, minimum employment period, the high income…
Read Guide →Unfair Dismissal Conciliation: What to Expect at the FWC
After you lodge an unfair dismissal application, your employer responds on Form F3 and the Fair Work Commission books a voluntary, confidential…
Read Guide →Made Redundant? When a Redundancy Can Be an Unfair Dismissal
A redundancy that fails the genuine redundancy test in section 389 of the Fair Work Act can still be an unfair dismissal.…
Read Guide →NCAT ‘Practice Notes’ Are Now Procedural Directions: The Ones a Self-Represented Person Should Read First
NCAT stopped using the term "practice notes" years ago. Here is what they became, and which of NCAT's current Procedural Directions and…
Read Guide →What Happens at a VCAT Compulsory Conference and Hearing: Who Must Attend, What Stays Private, and the 52-Week Wait
A plain guide to the VCAT compulsory conference and hearing in Victoria: who must attend, why the conference is confidential, how long…
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