Lavan’s Employment & Safety team provides practical and timely advice on every aspect of human resource management and workplace relations including industrial relations, workplace contracts, workplace policies, occupational safety and health and dispute resolution.
We formulate practical and relevant solutions with representation at Fair Work Commission and the courts where necessary.
We develop workplace policies for employers and provide advice in respect of equal opportunity issues. This includes preparing responses to workplace and equal opportunity claims by employees and providing representation at conferences and hearings before the courts, the State Administrative Tribunal and the Australian Human Rights Commission.
We are experienced and proficient in dealing with work, health and safety complaints, workers’ compensation and personal injuries, policy advice and risk reduction.
We draft employment contracts and enterprise agreements. We also develop employment policies, legislative compliant practice and procedure manuals. We advise on strategies for unionised workplaces including right of entry, industrial action, bargaining representatives, ballots and BOOT test review.
We negotiate and draft employment contracts, restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements, remuneration packages, settlements, return to work arrangements and termination of employment processes. We advise on performance reviews, bonuses, equity arrangements and copyright in the workplace. We are highly skilled in executive termination strategies and mutual exits.
Lavan’s Employment & Safety team can assist with compliance obligations, advise on all occupational health and safety matters, including investigations and prosecutions. We are highly skilled in major incident investigation response from assisting clients with gathering evidence for regulators and compulsory interviews to strategic defence of major prosecutions.
We prepare responses to complaints and claims and provide representation in relevant jurisdictions. We develop up-to-date and effective affirmative action policies for businesses of all sizes.
We represent clients in all Federal and State jurisdictions on a range of workplace disputes, including unfair and unlawful dismissal, adverse action, underpayment and breach of award claims and discrimination based claims.
