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EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

With strengths in: certified agreements, disciplinary proceedings, discrimination and equal opportunity issues, employment agreements, industrial law issues, injury, rehabilitation and management, occupational health and safety, public sector employment, superannuation, termination of employment, terms and conditions of employment, workers’ compensation and reconsiderations.

AGS has a strong background in handling matters related to public sector employment law and workplace relations. Over many years, we have contributed to legislative and policy developments in these areas, and provided agencies with day-to-day assistance on these matters. We were involved in developing and implementing the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Public Service Act 1999. We have acted as solicitor in many of the landmark workplace relations cases in Australia. We have advised on a large number of public sector certified agreements and AWAs.

Our lawyers can:

  • advise on employment legislation, such as the current and former Public Service Acts, the Workplace Relations Act 1996, the Commonwealth long service leave legislation and anti-discrimination laws
  • draft, negotiate and interpret certified agreements, Australian Workplace Agreements, employment contracts and consultancy agreements
  • advise on appointments, workers’ compensation, disciplinary matters, workplace discrimination, termination of employment and redundancy
  • advise on compensation law and occupational health and safety
  • provide specialist advocacy before disciplinary tribunals, courts and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
  • advise and assist with employment and industrial relations issues associated with outsourcing, privatisation and machinery of government changes
  • advise and assist with employment disputes.

See Litigation notes No. 11 ‘Disclosure of information by APS employees’ 22 October 2004, Express law ‘Public service confidentiality’ 7 January 2005, Express law ‘Implications of providing misleading information in the security clearance process’ 2 March 2005, Express law ‘Redundancy entitlements’ 11 March 2005, Express law ‘Reinstatement when the employment relationship has irrevocably broken down’ 16 March 2005, Express law ‘Obtaining security for costs in unfair dismissal proceedings’ 18 March 2005, Legal briefing No. 71 ‘Do you need to make super contributions for your contractors?’ 13 September 2004, Express law ‘Employment by authority of a law of the Commonwealth’ 28 September 2005, Express law ‘Footy tipping and breaches of the Code of Conduct’ 11 October 2005, Express law ‘The workplace relations advertising case’ 26 October 2005, Legal briefing No. 76 ‘Becoming an FMA agency – employment considerations’ 5 December 2005, Legal briefing No. 77 ‘The Work Choices Act – how will it affect Commonwealth employment?’ 31 May 2006, Express law No. 39 ‘Liability of employer for unlawful discrimination in workplace’ 5 June 2006, Litigation notes No. 14 29 November 2006.

Canberra Sydney
Leah Edwards   Jim Heard  

Leah Edwards
T 02 6253 7090 | F 02 6253 7304

Jim Heard
T 02 9581 7477 | F 02 9581 7528

Melbourne Brisbane
Craig Rawson   Barry Cosgrove  

Craig Rawson
T 03 9242 1248 | F 03 9242 1483

Barry Cosgrove
T 07 3360 5647 | F 07 3360 5798

Perth Adelaide
Wendy Endebrock-Brown   Rodger Prince  

Wendy Endebrock-Brown
T 08 9268 1113 | F 08 9268 1772

Rodger Prince
T 08 8205 4218 | F 08 8205 4499

Darwin Hobart
James Docherty   David Wilson  

James Docherty
T 08 8943 1405 | F 08 8943 1420

David Wilson
T 03 6210 2101 | F 03 6210 2110

 

National contact

Leah Edwards

Leah Edwards
T 02 6253 7090
F 02 6253 7304

Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Darwin
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