Disciplinary Hearings
4. Employment Contract Breach
Authors: Staff Legal Eagle
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Last updated: 16 Jul 2015
- There are many remedies available for the aggrieved (suffering) party under an employment contract.
- For example an employee may pursue the following remedies if they believe their employer has breached a term of the contract:
- recovery of lost wages;
- a claim of damages; and
- remedies for unfair or wrongful dismissal.
- An employer on the other hand has the power to terminate an employee’s employment if sufficient grounds for termination can be made.
- For any breach that is not serious enough to constitute summary dismissal (without notice) or immediate termination an employer may:
- order an investigation;
- conduct a disciplinary meeting;
- order a formal disciplinary hearing; and
- take disciplinary action or finalise termination of contract.
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