Amy specialises in all areas of industrial relations and employment law, including unfair dismissal, general protections and discrimination claims, enterprise bargaining, dispute resolution and drafting and reviewing employment and contractor arrangements.

She advises clients on a wide range of issues including enterprise agreement processes, industrial action and industrial disputation, interpretation of industrial instruments, transfer of business issues, workplace behaviour, disciplinary processes and termination of employment.

Amy has significant experience in contentious matters in the Fair Work Commission, state and federal courts and anti-discrimination tribunals, and in managing compliance review and remediation processes.

Work highlights

Aviation industry client

Bargaining for, and application for approval of, an enterprise agreement (which application was opposed by the relevant unions).

Energy and resources client

Managing and advising on a payroll review relating to the interaction between paid leave and public holidays.

Manufacturing client

Providing advice on whistleblower (and related) policies to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.

Property developer

Proceedings filed against a former employee alleging breaches of contractual, fiduciary and statutory obligations.

Statutory body

Allegations of potentially corrupt behaviour in relation to a major tender and ongoing services contract.

Sports and recreation industry client

Reviews of compliance by service providers with employee payment obligations.