Employment and Workplace Relations

Ffrench Legal advises on all employment issues ranging from general employment related issues including minimum entitlements, termination, through to award compliance, enterprise bargaining, employment policies, discrimination and occupational health and safety.

Effective management of these issues involves making the right decisions at every stage of the employment relationship, from interview and employment contract negotiations to managing performance and (if required) termination of the employment relationship.

We can assist clients in managing and keeping the best people which we know is crucial in today’s business environment.

Our work includes:

• all aspects of employment law and industrial relations
• drafting employment contracts, including for compliance with Fair Work Reforms and modern awards
• drafting employment policies
• advising on employee entitlements under awards and agreements
• advising on terminations – including redundancy entitlements, unfair dismissal and other similar claims
• drafting and advising on enterprise bargaining agreements
• drafting and advising on employee restraints, confidentiality information and intellectual property issues
• advising on anti-discrimination and bullying issues, including conducting employee investigations
• advising on managing ill and injured workers
• enforcing and defending breach of contract claims
• advising on transfer (transmission) of business issues
• appearing before Fair Work Australia, the Anti-Discrimination Commission and other employment related Courts/tribunals
• delivering training programs relating to equal opportunity and bullying, performance management and industrial relations
• sub-contractor agreements

We can assist clients in minimising risk and addressing their ongoing and emerging requirements with proactive employment solutions.

The Ffrench Legal employment team is made up of:

Denise O’Reilly
Ainsley Savage