To apply for unfair dismissal, you must be:
- covered by the national workplace system
- eligible to apply.
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- have completed a minimum employment period of at least 6 months (or 12 months if your employer is a small business employer who employs fewer than 15 employees)
- at the time of dismissal, be in one of the following categories:
- covered by a modern award or a pre-modern award instrument, such as a federal award, a state reference transitional award or a notional agreement preserving state award (NAPSA)
- covered by an enterprise agreement or an agreement-based transitional instrument, or
- be earning less than $118 100 a year.