Australia’s workplace relations laws are exceptionally complex, and can be difficult for employers to navigate. Our Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety team provides practical, cost-effective legal advice to organisations as well as individuals, designed to minimise the risk of disputes. Our legal solutions are informed by a thorough understanding of our clients’ needs, as well as our own litigation experience.
We assist organisations of all sizes, from small businesses to multinational conglomerates, and are uniquely positioned to understand the importance of tailoring solutions to the specific demographics of your workforce.
Our expertise covers the full range of workplace relations matters, including:
• Advising on underpayment claims and compliance with awards and enterprise agreements
• Advising on employee entitlements, including in the context of cross-border transactions and transfers of business
• Work health and safety investigations
• Managing ill and injured workers
• Dealing with high-conflict staffing issues, including bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment claims, workplace investigations, and executive employment
• Restructuring and redundancies
• Representing clients in unfair dismissal, general protections and anti-discrimination claims
• Drafting and reviewing workplace policies
• Managing staff performance issues
• Drafting employment contracts
• Advising on enterprise bargaining strategy and drafting enterprise agreements
• Enterprise agreement disputes and industrial action
• Dealing with government regulators, including the Fair Work Ombudsman and work health and safety regulators
• Child safety, including working with children check clearances, safeguarding and reportable conduct matters
• Advising on sector-specific laws covering government agencies, statutory bodies, not-for-profits and faith-based organisations
This is complemented by our Employers Liability practice, which is one of the largest specialist workers compensation practices in New South Wales.
