Services

Practical advice on employment obligations and decisions throughout the employment relationship, including:

• employment contracts, policies and workplace procedures
• award, enterprise agreement and National Employment Standards entitlements
• enterprise bargaining, agreement drafting and approval
• flexible work and working from home arrangements
• restructures, redundancy and termination
• employee or contractor status
• restraints of trade.

Advice on managing misconduct, performance issues and workplace complaints fairly and defensibly, including:

• misconduct and disciplinary processes
• performance management
• bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints
• procedural fairness and show cause processes
• complex or repeated complaints
• employees on long-term leave.

Independent workplace investigations and advice on investigation processes. Reece has investigated allegations of misconduct, bullying and harassment, maladministration and corruption, including under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) and the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth). This includes:

• conducting workplace investigations
• framing allegations and scoping investigations
• public interest disclosure investigations
• public service code of conduct matters
• advice on findings and outcomes.

Advice on work health and safety duties and how they interact with employment decisions, including:

• duties under Victorian OHS and harmonised WHS laws
• psychosocial risk
• consultation obligations
• right of entry
• safety issues arising from complaints, restructures and terminations.

Advice and representation in employment disputes, from early negotiation to court and tribunal proceedings, including:

• unfair dismissal and general protections claims
• discrimination complaints
• underpayment and entitlement claims
• breach of contract claims
• industrial disputes
• matters in the Fair Work Commission, Australian Human Rights Commission, Federal Circuit and Family Court and Federal Court
• negotiation and settlement.