The issue: Company X is a medium sized enterprise and had an employee who was claiming to have been injured at work. The Company doubted the veracity of the claim and also wanted to know if they had to keep the employee ‘on the books’. The Managing Director was feeling frustrated and was considering dismissing the employee. Fortunately, before taking this risky step, he decided to seek the advice of Devine Law at Work.

How we helped: We provided Company X with detailed but practical advice about what can often be a challenging workplace issue. This involved first helping the Company understand the range of laws which can apply (including anti-discrimination legislation, occupational health and safety legislation, both state and federal industrial legislation and also workers compensation legislation), then advising them on how those laws applied to this case and making recommendations about how they could steer their way through the matter to ensure they complied with what can often appear to be conflicting laws while achieving their other business objectives.

Comment: Company X complimented Devine Law at Work on explaining - in an easy to understand manner - a range of laws which it had previously either not known about or been confused by. By taking the steps we recommended, Company X was able to take action, confident that it was protecting itself from litigation. Company X also raised its awareness of several laws and enhanced its knowledge of some effective strategies, which meant it was better armed to deal with both the immediate matter and any which arise in the future.

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