Our Services

As an employer, you have the right to respond to any allegation made against you by a terminated employee.

At Employment Disputes Victoria, we provide an employer-only service for handling your employment dispute claim.
If you have been served a Form F2 or a Form F8 by the Fair Work Commission, we will work with you and your business
to resolve your employment dispute quickly, sensitively and fairly.

If there are grounds for dispute, our lawyers will guide you through the dispute resolution process,
including preparing all documentation, representing you at hearings and negotiating on your behalf.

As an employer, you have the right to respond to any allegation made against you by a terminated employee.

At Employment Disputes Victoria, we provide an employer-only service for handling your employment dispute claim. If you have been served a Form F2 or a Form F8 by the Fair Work Commission, we will work with you and your business to resolve your employment dispute quickly, sensitively and fairly.

If there are grounds for dispute, our lawyers will guide you through the dispute resolution process, including preparing all documentation, representing you at hearings and negotiating on your behalf.

Start the process now

I’ve been served with
Form F2

To get started, download and fill in a response to
claim form (Form F3) as best you can.

You must respond to a Form F2 within 7 days of
being served with the claim.

To get started, download and fill in a response to claim form (Form F3) as best you can.

You must respond to a Form F2 within 7 days of being served with the claim.

Form F3 (Word)

Once you’ve filled in as much information as you can,
upload the claim form here.

One of our team of expert lawyers will be in touch
to discuss your next steps with you.

One of our team of expert lawyers will be in touch to discuss your next steps with you.

I’ve been served with
Form F8

To get started, download and fill in a response to
claim form (Form F8) as best you can.

You must respond to a Form F8 within 7 days of
being served with the claim.

To get started, download and fill in a response to claim form (Form F8) as best you can.

You must respond to a Form F8 within 7 days of being served with the claim.

Form F8 (Word)

Once you’ve filled in as much information as you can,
upload the claim form here.

One of our team of expert lawyers will be in touch
to discuss your next steps with you.

One of our team of expert lawyers will be in touch to discuss your next steps with you.

What happens next?

  • We will review the claim served against your business, and then email you to seek relevant documents and further information to understand your defence to the claim.
  • If we believe you have a defence, we will prepare and lodge your documentation to the Fair Work Commission.
  • Usually, you will be given a date and time for a telephone conciliation conference. This is an informal hearing where both parties and their representatives try to resolve the dispute with the assistance of an independent conciliator.
  • If an agreement cannot be reached at conciliation, the matter will progress to a formal hearing to be heard and a legally binding decision made by a Commissioner.

Futher information about
Form F2

Futher information about Form F2

This is an unfair dismissal claim.
You have been served with a Form F2 by a
terminated employee because:

  • they believe there was not a valid reason for their dismissal;
  • they were not notified of the reason before they were dismissed;
  • they were not given an opportunity to respond to the reason for their dismissal before you were dismissed;
  • they had not previously been warned about unsatisfactory performance, or;
  • in all the circumstances, their dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable.

This is an unfair dismissal claim. You have been served with a Form F2 by a terminated employee because:

  • they believe there was not a valid reason for their dismissal;
  • they were not notified of the reason before they were dismissed;
  • they were not given an opportunity to respond to the reason for their dismissal before you were dismissed;
  • they had not previously been warned about unsatisfactory performance, or;
  • in all the circumstances, their dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable.

You must respond to a Form F2 within 7 days of being served with the claim.

Futher information about
Form F8

Futher information about Form F8

This is a general protections dismissal claim.
You’ve been served with a Form F8 claim because the employee
believes their employment was terminated based on:

  • race, colour, age, sex, or sexual orientation;
  • mental or physical disability;
  • marital status, family or carers responsibilities, or pregnancy;
  • religion, political opinion, national extraction, or social origin;
  • OR because they were temporarily absent from work because they were sick or injured;
  • OR because they joined or did not join a trade union or participated in industrial activities;
  • OR because they exercised or proposed to exercise a workplace right.

This is a general protections dismissal claim. You’ve been served with a Form F8 claim because the employee believes their employment was terminated based on:

  • race, colour, age, sex, or sexual orientation;
  • mental or physical disability;
  • marital status, family or carers responsibilities, or pregnancy;
  • religion, political opinion, national extraction, or social origin;
  • OR because they were temporarily absent from work because they were sick or injured;
  • OR because they joined or did not join a trade union or participated in industrial activities;
  • OR because they exercised or proposed to exercise a workplace right.

You must respond to a Form F8 within 7 days of being served with the claim.