Our methodology

A dismissal claim turns on facts specific to you: the reason, the process, your salary and your length of service. So we are careful about the numbers we put on a page.

When we publish a figure

We state a figure only when it comes from the law or a named source. The clearest examples are statutory limits, such as the caps on back wages in the Industrial Relations Act and its Second Schedule.

Each figure is tagged to its source with the date we checked it. If the source changes, the figure changes.

When we describe a range

Some questions, like what a claim might be worth, have no fixed answer. Where we give a range, we explain what moves it up or down and label it an illustration.

Treat an illustration as a starting point for a lawyer to work from. A real case turns on its own facts.

What our tools do

Our tools, such as the 60-day deadline calculator, do plain arithmetic on the dates you enter. They help you plan and are not a legal ruling. Each tool says so, and you should confirm the result with a lawyer.

When we cannot verify something

If we cannot confirm a detail from a reliable source, we leave it out. An honest gap is better than a confident guess.

For the sources behind our pages, see our sources and our editorial policy.