IndustrialHR articles

HR and workplace relations articles

Practical articles for Australian employers on dismissals, performance, underpayments, awards and workplace investigations, from Rhiannon.

Discipline vs Performance Management: Wilful vs Skilful

Rhiannon

Published on: 13/04/2026

Discipline and performance management solve different problems. Using the wrong one creates legal risk. How to tell them apart and apply the right process.

disciplineperformance managementmisconductunderperformanceFair Work Actterminationworkplace management

Probation Periods Don't Exist: The Minimum Employment Period

Rhiannon

Published on: 06/04/2026

Probation isn't a free pass to terminate. What the minimum employment period means under the Fair Work Act, and the claims that apply from day one.

probation periodminimum employment periodunfair dismissalFair Work Actsmall businessemployee rightsemployer obligations