Aren’t small business exempt from unfair dismissal laws?
No. Under the previous legislation – WorkChoices – small businesses were exempt from the unfair dismissal laws, but this is no longer the case under the new Fair Work. As of 1 July 2009, there is no longer any automatic exemption for small businesses and all employees are protected from unfair dismissal, regardless of whether the business is large or small, providing the other eligibility criteria discussed above have been met.
