Employment & Workplace Law

We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of changes in employment and industrial relations in Australia. We only act for employers, and bring a pragmatic, commercial and practical approach to the table.

Our Approach

The employment and industrial relations landscape is constantly evolving, underpinned by political changes, unions, and greater awareness of rights and obligations.

We understand that successful businesses are enabled by high performing teams. With every employment matter we take the time to understand the outcome that the business is looking for and we align our advice and services accordingly.

We can assist with...

Redundancy and stand down advice

Performance management advice

Termination advice and strategy

Employee share option plans & share schemes

Employment contracts, including executive contracts

Individual flexibility agreements

Labour hire agreements & advisory

Contractor agreements and advice on sham contracting

Award compliance and advice on set offs

Enterprise bargaining

Commission structures

Policies and procedures

Settlement deeds

Previous highlights

Advising an ASX listed software company on the process of restructuring their organisation and making a substantial number of their engineering team redundant.

This involved providing strategic commercial advice on the best removal options available under the Corporations Act, Shareholders Agreement and Constitution, and ultimately executing the strategy with the best upside for the RTO with the least risk.

Advising numerous businesses including both professional services firms and software technology businesses...

On the different options around giving employee’s shares, advising on compliance with the Employee Share Scheme (“ESS”) tax incentive laws, and preparing ESS’s and Employee Share Option Plans (“ESOPs”), Vesting Deeds and Shareholders Agreements.

Advising a national commercial lighting business on the termination of an underperforming and disruptive executive director and shareholder.

Preparation of labour hire agreements for clients in various industries.

Advising a VFL club on the termination of an underperforming coach.

Advising on the termination strategies for disruptive managerial and executive-level employees and co-founders, including advice on how to deal with the associated vested and unvested shares in respect of both listed and private entities.

Advising a regional medical practice on the process to make a number of their nursing and administrative staff redundant, as well as change the position descriptions, hours and remuneration of the remaining staff to restructure the practice to become profitable.

Including hirers in the mining industry, hiring out workers to complete specific jobs; Hirers in the insurance and health industry, hiring out specialist doctors and psychologists to leading health insurers; and Hirers in the trade industry, hiring out painters, carpenters, chippies and other tradies to commercial and residential developers.

Preparation of labour hire agreements for clients in various industries.

Advising a prominent NSW sporting organisation on the termination of an underperforming executive director (who also held shares which were bought back as part of the settlement).

Advising an Australian based boutique clothing retailer (with both an online presence and 10 boutiques across Australia) on distribution agreements, supply terms, commercial contracts more generally, and employment law (including Award compliance).

In June and July 2018, Roxanne advised the retailer on their organisational restructure from an employment law perspective (including redundancies).

Preparation of Associate Services & Room Licencing Agreements for medical practices and doctors.

Preparation of a suite of employment contracts for an international private company based in the UK entering the Australian market.

This involved preparing an executive-level contract for their Australian Managing Director which included terms in respect of linking KPIs to remuneration, share incentives, and restraints and non-solicitation obligations.

Preparation of a unique employee share scheme (non-concessional) for the executive employees of a Victoria wide commercial construction business.

Acting for various renewables businesses across Australia in preparing credit applications and independent contractor agreements, particularly in relation to the installation of solar panels and the provision of wind farm services.

Advising an ASX listed professional services business on stand-downs, salary reduction and the redundancy of staff across the business during COVID-19.

Acting for one of Victoria’s largest steel foundry businesses in drafting and negotiating two enterprise agreements, including assessing whether the agreements meet the better off overall test as against the relevant Award and advising on recommended changes.

We acted for the business from the start of the process through to applying for approval in the Fair Work Commission and working with the business to have it approved.

Employment & Workplace Law

We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of changes in employment and industrial relations in Australia. We only act for employers, and bring a pragmatic, commercial and practical approach to the table.

Our Approach

We can assist with...

Previous highlights

Advising an ASX listed software company on the process of restructuring their organisation and making a substantial number of their engineering team redundant.

Advising numerous businesses including both professional services firms and software technology businesses...

Advising a national commercial lighting business on the termination of an underperforming and disruptive executive director and shareholder.

Preparation of labour hire agreements for clients in various industries.

Advising a VFL club on the termination of an underperforming coach.

Advising on the termination strategies for disruptive managerial and executive-level employees and co-founders, including advice on how to deal with the associated vested and unvested shares in respect of both listed and private entities.

Advising on the termination strategies for disruptive managerial and executive-level employees and co-founders, including advice on how to deal with the associated vested and unvested shares in respect of both listed and private entities.

Advising a regional medical practice on the process to make a number of their nursing and administrative staff redundant, as well as change the position descriptions, hours and remuneration of the remaining staff to restructure the practice to become profitable.

Preparation of labour hire agreements for clients in various industries.

Advising a prominent NSW sporting organisation on the termination of an underperforming executive director (who also held shares which were bought back as part of the settlement).

Advising an Australian based boutique clothing retailer (with both an online presence and 10 boutiques across Australia) on distribution agreements, supply terms, commercial contracts more generally, and employment law (including Award compliance).

Preparation of Associate Services & Room Licencing Agreements for medical practices and doctors.

Preparation of a suite of employment contracts for an international private company based in the UK entering the Australian market.

Preparation of a unique employee share scheme (non-concessional) for the executive employees of a Victoria wide commercial construction business.

Acting for various renewables businesses across Australia in preparing credit applications and independent contractor agreements, particularly in relation to the installation of solar panels and the provision of wind farm services.

Advising an ASX listed professional services business on stand-downs, salary reduction and the redundancy of staff across the business during COVID-19.

Acting for one of Victoria’s largest steel foundry businesses in drafting and negotiating two enterprise agreements, including assessing whether the agreements meet the better off overall test as against the relevant Award and advising on recommended changes.

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