Note: When comparing prices, note that Net Lawman employment contracts include grievance and disciplinary procedures. Other legal document sites charge additionally for these essential provisions. Since you have to have them, we do not expect you to return and buy them separately.
Who will use this document:
Any employer in the construction or allied industries, who employs staff, full or part time.
Net Lawman offers several potentially suitable contracts:
- EMP001 Suitable for all junior and middle ranking staff;
- EMP002 With slight amendments particularly for admin and secretarial staff;
- EMP401 This document, with slight amendments particularly for construction and allied workers;
- EMP030 For senior staff, or those likely to become senior within a short time;
Times are changing. Today an employer must comply with a vast amount of employment legislation. This contract helps you do just that. It has been drafted to be fair and reasonable to both parties, but above all, to protect your business.
Is this an AWA or collective agreement?
These are comprehensive employment contracts (or "Contracts of Service" under common law) for senior employees below director level.
They do not seek to provide a contract that contains the "minimum requirements" allowed under any particular Act, but rather one that seeks to produce a "good individual contract" for both parties that is "aware" of the minimum requirements. If you are trying to produce a minimum requirements employment contract, you should seek advise help from a lawyer who specialises in industrial law.
Note: These contracts opt out of recent changes to industrial law, especially the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 and other related changes. Recently the Minister said, "... if you don't like this Act you still have access to common law contracts". These documents are for people who are not interested in AWAs but who want a comprehensive template for their common law contracts. If you are after an AWA, you should go to the Office of Employment Advocate (OEA).
Key features:
- "written-in" grievance and disciplinary procedures give you total protection;
- flexible - alternative paragraphs to suit your needs;
- invaluable notes guide you through the minefield (as with all Net Lawman documents);
- very comprehensive and suitable for all construction workers;
- suitable for any size of business - pay us once, then amend to suit other staff.
This document includes provision for:
- trial period if required;
- alternative holiday arrangements;
- retirement;
- sickness, certification, sick pay;
- arrangements during notice period;
- summary termination;
- confidentiality;
- data protection;
- clear and comprehensive grievance and disciplinary procedures.
