{"id":46826,"date":"2023-05-16T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T01:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=46826"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:19:17","slug":"i-have-been-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/i-have-been-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"I have been dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46826\" class=\"elementor elementor-46826\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674dcb6 exclude-from-dynamic-request section-s uwu-full-width e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"674dcb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abdeeb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abdeeb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b4889 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84b4889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/get-help-at-work\/\">GET HELP AT WORK:<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecedab8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecedab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I have been dismissed<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08071de section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08071de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54cfb6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d54cfb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">Dismis<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\"><strong>sal is when you lose your job or get the sack.<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">As <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW254994399 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">\u00a0United Workers\u2019 Union member<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">\u00a0you<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">\u00a0will be supported through this stressful time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254994399 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW254994399 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e26818 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e26818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Unfair dismissal\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>If your dismissal was harsh,\u00a0unjust\u00a0or unreasonable, you may have\u00a0a claim for unfair dismissal.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0important to act quickly \u2013 depending on your job we can only make applications for unfair dismissal within a short\u00a0timeframe, usually 21 days.\u00a0There are many factors to check with a dismissal. Please\u202f<a class=\"mrt-popup-trigger visible-link\">contact us<\/a>. We will work with you to determine if you may have been unfairly dismissed.<\/p><p><strong>You should also get in touch if:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>You think you lost your job due to discrimination.<\/li><li>You think you haven\u2019t been paid everything you\u2019re owed.<\/li><li>You\u2019re being threatened with losing your job.<\/li><li>There are some reasons you can\u2019t be sacked, including:<\/li><li>Being in a union or participating in union activities outside working hours (or with the employer\u2019s consent, during working hours).<\/li><li>Making a complaint or inquiry or participating in proceedings against your employer.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c8dc6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95c8dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you will need<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859247e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"859247e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A description of what happened and the events leading up to your dismissal. Include details of events or conversations and witnesses to them.<\/li><li>Copies of any documents sent to you by your employer (emails, letters, text messages, prior warnings).\u00a0<\/li><li>Your notes from phone calls or meetings.<\/li><\/ul><p>Remember to act quickly, we can only make applications within a short time frame, usually 21 days of the date you were dismissed.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e708f46 section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e708f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4e90b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea4e90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccd07e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fccd07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a class=\"visible-link\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/workshops\/job-termination\/\">WORKSHOP \u2013 Job Termination<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e973c0 exclude-from-dynamic-request uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e973c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfffb68 e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfffb68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d19bff sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d19bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOT A MEMBER OF YOUR UNION YET?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f96e41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f96e41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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