Employment & Workplace Relations

Our lawyers offer a wide range of services including:

• Dismissals: terminations of employment, redundancies, severance packages, performance management and disciplinary investigations.
• Representation (all jurisdictions): unfair dismissal, general protections/adverse action claims, discrimination, contractual disputes and at the anti-bullying jurisdiction at the Fair Work Commission.
• Industrial Relations: enterprise bargaining, union issues and industrial action/disputes.
• Agreements: employment contracts, including executive contracts and independent contractor agreements.
• Share Options and Bonus Schemes: advice, interpretation and drafting of employee share option plans and bonus schemes.
• Workplace policies and procedures: internet policies, discrimination policies, OH&S policies and sexual harassment policies.
• Employment Legislation: compliance, implementation and enforcement.
• Awards: transition advice, compliance, interpretation and Fair Work Ombudsman matters.
• Restructuring/Transfer of Business: sale of business, insolvency, changes in workforce structure (small and large scale), implementation and strategic advice.
• Restraints: post-employment restraints, confidentiality, intellectual property and privacy obligations.
• Disputes: unfair contracts, including disputes concerning employees and their entitlements upon termination of employment.
• Workplace Training: for employers and staff.
• Taxation: tax consequences for hiring, termination and settlement.
• Discrimination Law: representation, policy advice and staff training.

For more information or to make an appointment please contact Chris Pollard or Adam Rich.