Legal support to help tackle the challenges of managing your practice

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The scenario

Sam is the practice manager for a Sydney practice with 15 doctors and five support staff. Their workdays are filled with hiring staff, managing payroll, resolving any staff disputes, and managing suppliers. They are the go-to person for all day to-day issues in the practice.

The challenge

The long-term full-time receptionist for Sam’s practice is retiring and their boss, Catherine, will require them to hire several casual receptionists to fill the vacancy. Sam will need to run the recruiting process, organise their employment contracts and make sure the new staff are trained and onboarded effectively.

How Avant Law can assist

Our lawyers can help Sam identify the appropriate award and understand how it will apply to the new roles. We can prepare the employment contracts and help with training staff to understand their workplace legal obligations.

Legal support – step by step

Step 1 - Get in touch

Sam contacts Avant Law to arrange a phone or video call at a suitable time.

Step 2 - Initial discussion

Sam decides a video call is best and we discuss the new roles and the needs of the practice.
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We talk them through what will be required and give them an estimate of costs and timeline.

Step 3 - Advice and contract preparation

Sam is happy with our fee estimate and asks us to start work.
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We help Sam to understand the applicable pay and employment conditions for the new casual staff and we prepare suitable employment contracts.

Step 4 -Support for onboarding

When the new staff start work, we can provide them with training on their workplace obligations.

We can help you

If you have any questions, or would like more information about how we can assist you or your practice, please call 1800 867 113, or to organise a confidential discussion at a time that suits you, please click here 

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Disclaimers

The information in this article does not constitute legal advice or other professional advice and should not be relied upon as such. It is intended only to provide a summary and general overview on matters of interest and it is not intended to be comprehensive. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of this content. It should not be used as a substitute for legal advice. The information contained in this case study is fictional and only intended to outline some of the services that Avant Law offers. 

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