Naomi is a trusted employment advisor who helps corporations and their boards navigate business-critical workplace issues, with a particular focus on discrimination and psychosocial hazards. Naomi is relied on by corporations for her strategic advice and litigation expertise.
Naomi partners with boards, executives, HR, safety and legal teams on the full spectrum of workplace relations issues, including anti-discrimination and sexual harassment law, employee disputes, workplace and whistleblower investigations, managing unwell employees, executive terminations and post-employment restraints.
As psychosocial obligations increasingly reshape the employment compliance landscape, Naomi's combined discrimination and health and safety expertise enables her to guide her clients through overlapping regulatory regimes, translating complexity into practical action.
Naomi regularly acts in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Fair Work Commission and other state courts and tribunals across Australia.
Work highlights
Qantas Group
Successfully defended claims before the Fair Work Commission, a successful strike out in the Queensland Industrial Relations Court, and proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia and various state tribunals.
Valaris/Ensco
Successfully defended a dispute under our client’s enterprise agreement in the Fair Work Commission.
Professional services firm
Successfully resolved general protections and discrimination proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against multiple respondents.
Aged care residential provider
Advised about discrimination obligations in relation to requests for disability modifications by a resident.
Oil and gas company
Advised about emergency response to serious psychosocial allegations, conducted multiple investigations into allegations of bullying, discrimination and harassment, and managed overlapping regulatory investigations
Mental health services provider
Advised about regulatory investigation into occupational violence and aggression and conducted a review of psychosocial investigation procedures.