General Protections & Discrimination

Guiding You Through Your Workplace Challenges

Employers

If you have been served with a general protections involving dismissal claim and require advice or representation to defend your business, contact our team for a confidential discussion about where your business stands.

Employees

If you believe you have you been dismissed due to:

Raising complaints or enquiries with your employer;
Accessing leave or other rights; or
Discrimination (pregnancy, gender, age, race, disability etc),

Then you may be eligible to file a general protections claim. Contact our team for a confidential discussion regarding your employment rights.

Time Limit to File a General Protections Claim

If you are an employee and have been dismissed from your employment, you have only 21 days from the date your employment ended to file a general protections involving dismissal claim with the Fair Work Commission. If you file a claim outside of this timeframe, it will only be accepted under strict circumstances.

The strength of your written application has a significant impact on the prospects of success for your claim and any settlement negotiated. Therefore, it is important to seek legal advice on your claim.

We do not want you to miss the 21-day time limit to file your claim. Get in contact with our team immediately and we will assist you to understand your situation and prepare your case to be presented to the Fair Work Commission.

Time Limit to Respond to a General Protections Claim

If you are an employer and have been served with a general protections involving dismissal claim, the business must file its response with the Fair Work Commission within 7 days of receiving the claim.

The strength of your written response has a significant impact on the prospects of success against the claim and any settlement negotiated. Therefore, it is important to seek legal advice on the claim.

We do not want you to miss the 7-day time limit to respond to the claim. Get in contact with our team immediately and we will assist you to understand your situation and prepare your side of the story to be presented to the Fair Work Commission.