From 1 January 2010, the National Employment Standards (NES) and modern awards provisions of the Fair Work Act will commence. The NES represents the key minimum entitlements for all employees including matters such as flexible working arrangements, maximum weekly hours, annual leave, personal leave and parental leave and notice of termination and redundancy pay. As soon as the new laws come into effect, LawLive's lawyers will be retained to review all of our employment documents to ensure that they are compliant.

An employment relationship is recognised as being a relationship of trust, dependence and confidence. This imposes duties at common law on employees such as:

• to follow lawful and reasonable instructions;
• to act in good faith in the course of carrying out his/her employment duties;
• to avoid conflicts between his/her personal interests and the interests of the employer;
• not to improperly use the information and property of his/her employer;
• not to disparage or cause deliberate damage or harm to the employer.

- Full Time Employment (Employment - Common Law)

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- Executive Employment (Employment - Common Law)

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High level offices such as Managing Directors, Managers, Chief Financial Officers, and other Senior Executives should be given common law employment agreements that reflect their formal rights, legal obligations and duties to the company. These include duties of fidelity and certain duties of confidentiality that may remain even after employment ceases.

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- Other Employment Docs (Employment - Common Law)

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There are various employment documents that cover a range of important employment matters that may arise. These include employee warning notices for misconduct, counselling records, applications for leave and workplace computer and telephone policies. A well-kept and maintained employment record forms a crucial part of good management practice.

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