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.
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F 02 6253 7304
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