PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALISTS

As a temporary employee, you have many of the legal rights that permanent Australian employees have under our law.  

These include the right to:

• Work in a workplace free from discrimination and harassment
• Work in a workplace that is as free as practicable from preventable safety risks
• Compensation where you have been injured in the course of undertaking your work
• Be paid at or above the minimum award pay rate
• Be paid appropriately for overtime and weekend work, as required by the relevant industrial instrument or employment contract
• The right to casual loading in lieu of annual leave, public holiday and personal or sick pay
• Access to unpaid compassionate and personal leave as mandated under the Fair Work guidelines
• A claim for unfair dismissal, redundancy or leave entitlements (generally where you have been employed in a role for a long time with the reasonable expectation of ongoing work)

If, however, you need to take the matter further you should consider engaging a private employment law specialist.  

As a CTEAA member, you are able to access a free 10 minute phone consultation with Dowd and Company, to help determine whether or not you may have a cause for action.

Before arranging a consultation you should first raise the issue with your employer, and/or Fair Work.  This will show that you have made all reasonable efforts to  resolve your issue, before resorting to legal action.