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Law Week: Steps Towards a Fair and Lawful Termination

  • Online Webinar Link to be provided after registration (map)

In this free online webinar, we will present a simple guide to appropriate employee termination and explain ways to protect your business from an unfair dismissal claim.  Watch the recording here.

Terminating an employee is never an easy task. If you have made the decision to end an employment contract, it’s important you follow the correct steps to make sure the process is handled fairly and lawfully.

Based on HR and Legal expertise from Melbourne HR and Forty Four Degrees Legal, you will learn:

  • Important strategies around performance management

  • Understand reasons for termination

  • How to handle the termination process

  • Managing legal requirements after termination

  • Case study examples of the termination process


Learn more about the presenters:


David Simpson - Founder and Managing Director of Melbourne HR

David founded Melbourne HR in 2014, based on a belief that SMEs deserve best practice HR delivered efficiently and cost effectively.

With a passion for performance management, leadership and designing workforce structures, David is well-versed in HR strategy and likes to show his clients how human resources can actually be a profit-making arm of their business.


Nicola Drakeford - Partner at Forty Four Degrees

Nicola is a partner at Forty Four Degrees Lawyers and Consultants. She worked in private practice for many years before moving to the Department of Treasury and Finance with the Victorian Government.

As a person and as a lawyer, Nicola is open and honest. She is dedicated to developing and mentoring others around her. She draws great satisfaction in partnering with her clients to fully understand their needs, protecting their interests, and growing their opportunities.