Employment lawyers Sydney
Our employment lawyers include lawyers who have acted as in house legal counsel and human resource managers and we therefore understand the practical realities and difficulties faced by employers and employees. We can advise you appropriately as to your rights and obligations and provide strategic advice to achieve your desired outcomes.
It is important to get advice early before minor issues become major problems. This can often occur very quickly in the workplace and it is therefore important to ensure you have put in place mechanisms to mitigate the risk of them occuring whether you are an employer, or an employee. There are also strict timeframes in which employment related claims must be filed and therefore it is important to obtain advice and know what these deadlines are immediately.
Our employment lawyers regularly assist both employers and employees in relation to:
- Dismissal
- Redundancy
- Unfair dismissal
- Discrimination
- Bullying and harassment
- General protections claims & adverse action claims
- Industrial action
- Wages and entitlements
- Awards and compliance
- Employment contracts and internal policies
- Work health and safety
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