Unfair Dismissal
Employers should be aware of certain changes regarding the
unfair dismissal provisions. For the unfair dismissal provisions to
apply, assuming the employee has completed the minimum period of
employment, the employee must:
- Earn less than the high-income threshold; or
- Be covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement.
Since the start of the financial year at 1 July 2023, the
High-income threshold has been increased from $162,000 to $167,500.
As such, for the provisions to apply, the employee must either be
covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement or earn less than
$167,500 per annum.
High Income Guarantees
Further, employers should also note the application of the
increase to high income guarantees and making employees award free.
A high income guarantee is essentially an undertaking made by the
employer to the award-covered employee that they will be paid more
than the high income threshold for a period of 12 months.
