Garry Pollak & Co is a boutique legal firm specialising in all matters relating to employment relationships.

Quality Advice, Practical Solutions, Putting You First

We work with you to ensure that you get your employment law issue resolved in the best way possible. Drawing on 30+ years of employment law experience ensures that you will have the best advice and representation when it comes to any employment law issue.

 

Employment Disputes

Having an employment dispute with an employee is a time consuming and can be a costly process.  Ensuring that you have systems in place to avoid a conflict in the first place is the best way to deal with an employment dispute. However not all employment disputes can be avoided.

That is where we can help, in the first instance we can mediate between the two parties to try and get an out of court resolution but if that fails we can also provide representation in an employment dispute if the matter goes to court.

  • Being Fired

  • Unfair Dismissal

  • Personal Grievance

  • Bullying

  • Mediation

  • Employment Relations Authority

  • Employment Court

 

Employment Law

As an employer making sure you stay on the right side of employment law is very important. If you fail to stay on the right side of employment law you can be fined up to $20,000 as a company. Garry Pollak & Co are here to help you stay on the right side of the law.

It does not matter what type of employment you provide you must provide minimum working conditions such as.

  • Pay the minimum wage or more

  • Have employment agreements

  • Give your staff the correct rest and meal breaks

  • Pay your staff the correct leave and holiday pay

  • Health and safety considerations

 

Employment Agreements

By law all employers are required to provide all employees with an employment contracts. Having a comprehensive employment contract in place can provide your organisation protection from an employees. Employment contacts may have clauses which cover the following:

  • Restraint of trade

  • Liability issues

  • Use of clothing & equipment

  • Relationships at the workplace

  • Office conduct

  • Dress code

  • Intellectual property rights

  • Benefits

  • Computer use policy