Innovative solutions to minimise human resource legal risk. 

We offer:

• practical, accessible, responsive and effective advice
  
  
• an emphasis on identifying and devising strategies to best meet our clients’ objectives
  
  
• a focus on preventative measures and dispute resolution rather than litigation.  However, when litigation is unavoidable or the best way forward, we pursue the matter with vigour, adopting strategies to achieve our clients’ objectives

We provide a comprehensive employment and industrial relations service to our clients.  Areas of experience and expertise include:

• drafting employment contracts, workplace policies and other guidelines
  
  
• advising and acting on the implementation of industrial strategies, including implementation of workplace agreements
• advising on disciplinary processes and workplace investigations
  
  
• advising on termination of employment issues and procedures, including, for senior executives, in respect of options, bonus entitlements, directorships and public announcements
  
  
• defending unfair dismissal and wrongful termination proceedings
  
  
• advising on the implementation of and acting in proceedings concerning the enforcement of confidentiality and non-compete provisions
  
  
• advising employers in respect of unlawful discrimination, unlawful termination, harassment and bullying complaints and acting in proceedings in respect of these complaints
  
  
• advising in respect of transmission of business issues
  
  
• advising in respect of occupational health and safety issues, including assisting with investigations and defending prosecutions
  
  
• advising in respect of the statutory schemes regulating industrial relations in the building industry, including the Building & Construction Industry Improvement Act
  
  
• advising employers in respect of employer sponsored migration (457 visa scheme) including application for approval as a standard business sponsor, visa applications and advising on employer compliance issues
  
  
• conducting training seminars for clients on relevant employment, industrial relations and occupational health and safety issues

We balance the technical aspects of employment and industrial relations law with a focus on addressing what can often be complex business issues facing our clients.  As part of our approach, we look to understand the business imperatives behind our clients’ workplace strategies and to then offer advice and assistance which takes account of these imperatives.

As part of our commitment to establishing a collaborative relationship with our clients, we conduct training workshops and other educational programs for and on behalf of clients on a range of topics.

Examples of our expertise include:

• advising employer in the resources sector on available industrial strategies, including the implementation of workplace agreements
  
  
• acting for employer in the logistics industry in a range of matters, including in unfair dismissal proceedings and unlawful discrimination complaints and investigations
  
  
• acting for employer in media industry in dealing with a variety of employment and industrial relations matters, including engaging key talent
  
  
• acting for employer in the negotiation and implementation of a referral agreement to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
  
  
• acting for employer in proceedings commenced in the Supreme Court of Queensland and concerning alleged misleading and deceptive conduct in respect of various share options
  
  
• advising a group of companies on the implementation of nationally standardised employment contracts, policies and procedures
  
  
• acting for employer in Court proceedings concerning the alleged failure to provide reasonable notice
  
  
• advising a private equity financier in respect of establishing a competing business and the extraction of senior executives from a major competitor, including dealing with non-compete and confidentiality obligations
  
  
• advising vendor in respect of employment and industrial issues arising from the divestiture of a number of businesses
  
  
• advising State owned enterprise on the employment and industrial relations issues arising from its ‘privatisation’
  
  
• drafting executive service agreements and advising on relevant ASX Listing Rules and Corporations Act issues
  
  
• advising developer in respect of industrial relations and enterprise bargaining issues arising at various redevelopment sites in Australia
  
  
• acting for various television producers and providing advice in respect of employment and industrial relations matters relating to film and television production