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Workplace

Workplace + Conduct

Workplace + Conduct

We form an integral part of our clients’ employment teams who view us as their external ‘in-house counsel’. We guide and support our clients’ businesses through all stages of the employment relationship from workplace safety and compliance to executive recruitment, termination, and industrial relations.

We can assist in relation to all workplace matters including:

  • Crisis Management

    Supporting businesses to respond quickly and effectively to workplace incidents or disputes that pose reputational or legal risks.

  • Industrial Relations

    Advising on enterprise agreements, bargaining, industrial action and compliance with workplace laws.

  • Human Resources

    Providing guidance on policies, procedures and processes that underpin effective staff management.

  • Employment Law

    Covering the full range of employment matters, including contracts, entitlements, discrimination and termination.

  • Workplace Health and Safety

    Helping businesses meet their obligations to provide safe workplaces and comply with WHS legislation.

  • Union Interaction

    Advising on dealings with unions, right of entry, disputes and industrial campaigns.

  • Immigration / Foreign Workers

    Assisting with sponsorship, visas and compliance issues relating to overseas workers.

  • Fair Work Commission actions and conciliations

    Representing clients in unfair dismissal, adverse action and workplace dispute matters before the Fair Work Commission.

  • SafeWork Australia

    Guiding businesses through investigations, compliance requirements and enforcement actions by workplace regulators.

FAQs

Employment law governs individual relationships between employers and employees, while industrial relations deals with collective arrangements such as unions, awards and enterprise agreements.

Employers must provide a safe working environment, identify and manage risks, consult with workers, and comply with duties under WHS legislation.

The Fair Work Commission is Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal, responsible for resolving disputes, approving agreements and handling unfair dismissal claims.

Unions have rights of entry in certain circumstances, but entry is strictly regulated and usually requires prior notice and compliance with statutory conditions.

Employers must be approved as a sponsor, demonstrate labour market need, and comply with immigration and workplace laws relating to the employment of overseas staff.

SafeWork may conduct inspections, issue improvement or prohibition notices, and in serious cases commence prosecutions for breaches of WHS laws.

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