Show Cause or Performance Management? How to Choose

Show Cause or Performance Management? How to Choose

Show Cause or Performance Management? How to ChooseRhiannon
Published on: 13/07/2026

Show cause and performance management solve different problems. Get the process wrong and a sound decision can still become an unfair dismissal claim.

Performance Management
The 5-Stage Termination Framework

The 5-Stage Termination Framework

The 5-Stage Termination FrameworkRhiannon
Published on: 05/07/2026

Most terminations fail not because the reason was wrong, but the process was. A 5-stage framework Australian SMEs can use to run a defensible, low-risk exit.

Compliance
Why Your Workplace Policies Need Updating Today — The Commission Is Watching

Why Your Workplace Policies Need Updating Today — The Commission Is Watching

Why Your Workplace Policies Need Updating Today — The Commission Is WatchingRhiannon
Published on: 11/05/2026

The Fair Work Commission is placing increasing weight on whether employers follow their own policies when terminating employees. If your policies are outdated or you're not following them, you're exposed.

Policy & Procedures
You Were Right About the Conduct. You Still Lost. Here's Why.

You Were Right About the Conduct. You Still Lost. Here's Why.

You Were Right About the Conduct. You Still Lost. Here's Why.Rhiannon
Published on: 30/04/2026

Unfair dismissal and unlawful dismissal are two different legal claims with different thresholds, remedies, and risks. Employers who confuse them — or ignore the distinction — leave themselves exposed.

Compliance