New high-income threshold good news for employers; teething issues likely

New high-income threshold good news for employers; teething issues likely
Minister Brooke van Velden. (Image: Getty)
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Last week, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced that Cabinet has approved the introduction of an income threshold for unjustified dismissal for personal grievances. Under the proposed changes, employees earning $180,000 per year or more will no longer be able to file personal grievance claims for unjustified dismissal.   Currently, it can be very difficult to exit senior executives who are not performing or in circumstances where a change in direction is sought. With the risk of unjustified dis...

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