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Salbridge Lawyers Practice Areas: Property and Conveyancing, Commercial Law, Wills & Estate Planning, Employment Law

13/08/2026

Employers cannot make a role redundant and then offer redeployment to the same position with the same duties at a lower salary. The genuine redundancy and redeployment provisions under the Fair Work Act are not a mechanism to force a pay cut. If the role is still required to be performed, it’s not redundant regardless of what you’re willing to pay for it.
Demin v Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club [2026] FWCFB.

06/08/2026

Parental leave requests and flexible work arrangements are protected under the Fair Work Act. Employers need to ensure that managers who receive these requests are trained on their legal obligations and understand the correct procedures for responding. Adopting an inflexible approach without genuine consultation with the employee carries a real risk of adverse action and each contravention attracts its own penalty.

Duarte v UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs [2026] FedCFamC2G 175.

30/07/2026

If your drug and alcohol policy lists a range of disciplinary outcomes, you have to genuinely consider them before terminating. A positive test may be a valid reason for dismissal but that doesn’t make the dismissal fair. Proportionality, mitigating circumstances and length of service all matter.

Brew v Downer EDI Works [2026] FWC 955.

03/06/2026

Annual Wage Review 2026. Modern award minimum wages are increasing by 4.75% across all classification levels. The lowest award classifications (C13 and C14) are increasing by closer to 6% as the Commission begins phasing them up. National minimum wage goes from $24.95 to $26.44/hr. New rates apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026.

Winner! Local Business Awards 2026 for Legal Services! To receive this recognition just over a year into practice means ...
27/05/2026

Winner! Local Business Awards 2026 for Legal Services!

To receive this recognition just over a year into practice means everything. Thank you to our clients, our referral partners, and our community for your trust and support.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ This would not have been possible without you 🤍🤍

Closing out the week with a note of appreciation. We’re endlessly grateful for the clients who trust us with their stori...
22/05/2026

Closing out the week with a note of appreciation. We’re endlessly grateful for the clients who trust us with their stories, their challenges, and their futures. Happy Friday. 🤍

21/05/2026

Under section 65 of the Fair Work Act, eligible employees have the right to make a formal flexible work request. Under section 65A, employers must respond in writing within 21 days and genuinely discuss the request. You don’t have to agree, but if you’re going to refuse, make sure you follow the process and have genuine business grounds specific to the role.
Chandler v Westpac [2025] FWC 3115.

Two employees both wanted to keep working from home. One won her case at the Fair Work Commission. The other was fired a...
19/05/2026

Two employees both wanted to keep working from home. One won her case at the Fair Work Commission. The other was fired and lost his unfair dismissal claim - same commission, opposite outcomes.

Our latest article breaks down exactly why the law treated them so differently, and what every employer with a return-to-office policy needs to know before the next dispute lands on their desk. We cover:

- When can you legally require staff back in the office?
- What makes an employee’s refusal “unreasonable” under the Fair Work Act?
- The procedural mistakes that catch employers out

Read the full guide - link in comments.

Salbridge Lawyers has been recognised as Best Employment Law Firm 2026 for Canterbury Bankstown, NSW. Thank you to our c...
06/04/2026

Salbridge Lawyers has been recognised as Best Employment Law Firm 2026 for Canterbury Bankstown, NSW.

Thank you to our clients and community for your trust and support. We look forward to continuing to work with you.

26/02/2026

Your real estate agent saying “OK” does NOT change the contract.
Agents usually can’t vary contracts — you need written approval from the seller or their representative.
This buyer learned that the hard way… $98,500 gone.
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