‘TikTok’ in the Workplace – A Ticking Time Bomb?

By Rebecca Goulter
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Televisions have become flatter, we’ve moved from typewriters to laptops, and now mobile phones have become our everything-in-one device which dominates communication and even some people’s lives. A number of apps and online platforms have emerged to facilitate a purely digital means of interacting, such as Facebook and Instagram, and the hottest one of these…

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Start the clock on dismissal claims

By Rebecca Goulter
A close up image of a right hand holding a silver stopwatch with their thumb on the top counter.

Whether it’s a quarrelsome employee, a serial underperformer, or a casualty of automation, the stress of dismissing an employee doesn’t end on their last day of employment. It’s not until 3 weeks (or 21 days) later, when the time limit to file a dismissal claim with the Fair Work Commission expires can an employer experience…

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