Our experienced employment and industrial relations disputes lawyers provide advice across Queensland on all employment issues. Some of those industrial relations issues include:

• reviewing developing workplace issues and providing advice to minimise the impact of any potential industrial action;
• drafting executive contracts and conducting full reviews of executive contract arrangements;
• assisting clients to establish contracting and sub-contracting policies, procedures, contracts and related documentation to ensure appropriate contractor relationships are set up;
• providing advice about the application and meaning of Awards and Collective Agreements;
• providing support and assistance in disputes by using avenues other than the Fair Work Commission, the State Industrial Commission or court processes and focusing on other methods such as mediation;
• advising and providing assistance in defending adverse action claims under the Fair Work Act;
• advising government and business organisations in investigating allegations of misconduct, discrimination, sexual harassment, workplace bullying and other professional misconduct matters;
• advice regarding redundancies and steps to reduce redundancies or alternative arrangements;
• conducting complex workplace investigations and producing detailed reports for Management review;
• advising employers in matters of performance management, capacity and misconduct;
• drafting and advising on the compliance of Human Resources policies and providing necessary training for employees to achieve maximum legal protection for the employer;
• advising on the impacts of both the State and Federal legislation involving discrimination. Dealing with complex discrimination and sexual harassment disputes in the Federal and State Commissions and Tribunal. Providing compliance advice and training to assist clients in the presentation of issues;
• advising on Workplace Health and Safety issues;
• representing client’s who have been prosecuted for breaches of workplace health and safety;
• employment termination matters;
• advising on general employment issues.