Employment Law in the NDIS Sector – Risks for Providers and Support Workers
Thursday 23 October 2025
12:30pm-1:30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
Livestream via Zoom
An employer successfully enforced a post-employment restraint clause. The former employee was required to pay $500k to the business.
Brokering a Big Bill: How AEI Enforced a $500 k Restraint
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A factory worker who left work to avoid a random drug test was unsuccessful in his unfair dismissal claim.
No Sweet Escape: Confectioner Sacked for Avoiding Drug Test
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Starting 26 August 2024, most employers must follow the new ‘right to disconnect’. Small businesses must comply from 26 August 2025.
The FWC rejected a claim brought by three academics who sought compensation for excessive hours of work. No compensation was payable.
Businesses arranging NDIS and similar community services will be impacted by the Fair Work Commission’s decision on independent contractors.
A casual employee was entitled to make a claim for unfair dismissal, due to the terms of her short term engagement with the ABC.
Casual radio presenter terminated when taken off-air
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Employers must ‘request’ employees to work on public holidays, or fall foul of the National Employment Standards.
EMPOWERING EMPLOYERS: PLANNING FOR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
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