Connect Legal is a specialist Employment Law Firm and its principal Mr. Jake Boghossian has over 13 years of employment law experience.  Whether you have an unfair dismissal claim, an unlawful termination claim, an unpaid wages claim or discrimination claim Connect Legal can help you defend your employment rights. 

Connect Legal also helps many owner driver truck drivers Australia wide in defending their contractual and industrial rights. On the 23rd February 2012 we also secured a landmark judgement for three Sydney owner drivers in the Industrial Court of New South Wales regarding their industrial award (determination) and how they should have been paid for hours worked and kilometres driven. See below.

Connect Legal can also offers its services Australia wide and currently we have been helping individuals from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and regional  Australia.

Today with the introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009 Employees  have many jurisdictions  in prosecuting their claims such as  Fair Work Australia, The  NSW Chief Industrial Magistrates Court and The Federal Magistrates Courts.  Thereby with the development of these complex laws you require a Lawyer who can provide an effective and immediate response to the actions of your Employer. 

Connect Legal also helps many owner drivers / trade and professional contractors in recovering their industrial entitlements , minimum termination  and redundancy entitlements. Furthermore Connect Legal has acces to all Australian Courts to undertake  reasonable notice and breach of contract claims.  

Connect Legal also offers its services on a NO WIN NO Fee basis. Furthermore we provide free claims advice and free first consultations. Our “ No Win No Fee “ Policy ensure you will only be charged a legal fee if we are able to successfully resolve your employment claim.

Accordingly if you want to effectively ensure your employment and industrial rights are defended please contact Connect Legal and its principal Mr. Jake Boghossian for a free phone consultation and assessment. 

JUDGEMENT ALERT : Connect Legal on the 23^rd February 2012, has secured a landmark  judgement in the Industrial Court of New South Wales  for three Sydney Owner Drivers against their principal contractors (RJ Enterprises Pty. Ltd v Booth Transport Pty. Ltd. , Georgiev Transport v Gregorys Transport Pty. Ltd and Wayne Stirling Pty. Ltd v General Carrying Pty. Ltd )  regarding the General Carriers Contract Determination. The Determination (similar to an industrial award) determines how Sydney owner drivers are to be paid in relation to hour worked and kilometres driven. If you have been a Sydney owner driver over the last six years, please contact Connect Legal immediately to ascertain if and how much you have been underpaid. See website for more details and judgment link

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWIRComm/2012/4.html

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