Aged Care Insite Issue 93 | February-March 2016 | Page 36

workforce Implied dangers Take care to fill all the implicit obligations of the employment contract, or termination may well be justified. By Scott Trueman A ll employees, including nurses, have in their contract of employment a number of implied duties that are owed to their employer. Four of these are to obey a lawful and reasonable direction or request, to undertake duties and tasks in a diligent and competent manner, not to act against H[