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Employment Matters

A person with intellectual disability has the same essential rights at work as everybody else. It is time to get employment law advice if you are:

  • paid less than you should be
  • paid cash in the hand and don’t get a payslip
  • working for a trial period with no pay
  • casual but work the same hours each week
  • not receiving superannuation
  • working long hours without any breaks
  • given board and lodging for the work you do
  • dismissed and it’s unfair
  • dismissed because you made a complaint to the boss

The process for dealing with employment matters includes:

  • establishing the chronology of relevant events and the dates on which they occurred
  • establishing the legal name of your employer and whether your employer is a corporation
  • establishing what your job is or was, your classification (e.g. casual, permanent), the essential requirements of your job, and your conditions of employment (e.g. applicable award, employment contract).
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