Our team has extensive expertise in employment and industrial relations law and are trusted advisers for sensitive, high profile and complex claims and disputes.
In the constantly changing regulatory landscape, we ensure our clients are best placed to achieve their operational goals while appropriately managing and mitigating legal and reputational risks. We are experts at managing significant legal issues with serious implications for a business, its performance and reputation.
We advise and represent multinationals and large corporations at a federal level and across all states and territories. We regularly appear before federal and state courts, tribunals and the Fair Work Commission.
We can assist with all aspects of:
- employment and HR advisory and compliance
- employment related claims, disputes and litigation
- EEO, discrimination, harassment and bullying
- workplace and whistleblower investigations
- industrial relations and enterprise bargaining
- executive remuneration, benefits, incentives and superannuation
- corporate transactions, reorganisations and outsourcing
- workplace mobility, secondments and employee transfers
- business protection, post-employment restraints and confidentiality
- work health and safety and crisis management
- workplace learning and management training.
Work highlights
Qantas Group
Successfully defending claims before the Fair Work Commission and proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia and State Supreme Courts.
Merivale Group
Achieved a successful resolution for one of Australia’s leading hospitality groups in the high-profile alleged underpayment class action involving over 10,000 employees over a six-year period.
Seven Network
Widely publicised proceedings commenced by former newsreader Robert Ovadia, following the termination of his employment for sexual harassment.
Financial services company
Conducting a comprehensive HR compliance review including assessing modern award coverage and compliance, drafting template contracts and policies and delivering Respect@Work training.
Major building company
Alignment of its workplace arrangements with business strategies.
Energy client
Enterprise bargaining strategy and options in light of the extensive reforms to the Fair Work Act.
