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Industrial relations litigation

Overview

Drawing on extensive experience, our team will effectively manage any dispute to give rise to business imperatives, be it to proceed with litigation or negotiate an appropriate settlement.

The team can advise on the full range of issues arising out of industrial relations disputes, including:

  • dispute prevention, management and resolution advice;
  • conducting negotiations with unions and other representative bodies;
  • defending claims and providing representation before relevant tribunals and courts (at state and federal level); and
  • advising in respect to Fair Work Ombudsman investigations and alleged sham contracts.

Experience

Examples of our team’s experience include:

  • acting for various clients in Fair Work Australia and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in relation to unfair and unlawful termination claims and general protection claims;
  • acting for various client in Fair Work Australia and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in relation to union disputes and disputes under workplace and certified agreements;
  • acting for a university in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in relation to a redundancy dispute brought by two senior academics;
  • acting for a university in Fair Work Australia in settling a number of general protection claims;
  • acting for a major bank in a seven day unfair dismissal hearing in Fair Work Australia;
  • acting for a large national supermarket chain up to the Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in the defence of unfair dismissal proceedings brought by two employees terminated for serious misconduct;
  • acting for a national manufacturing client up to the Full Bench in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in relation to redundancy entitlements arising from a relocation;
  • acting for a statutory corporation in the ports authorities industry in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission with regard to a dispute brought by the Australian Maritime Union of Australia (AMU) under the client’s certified agreement; and
  • acting for clients in a wide range of industries in Fair Work Ombudsman investigations and determinations, including a university, statutory corporation, national book retailer, national labour hire company and large physiotherapy franchise.​
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 Key Contacts

 
Alison Baker
Partner
+61 3 9603 3568
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Mark Dunphy
Partner
+61 3 9603 3591
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Karl Rozenbergs
Partner
+61 3 9603 3583
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