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Allens

Employment: New South Wales

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Allens

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Allens' Employment practice is highly respected by key players in the market, with incredible bench strength. Our experienced team provides clients with the full spectrum of workplace relations services throughout Australia and Asia to help minimize workplace issues, protect corporate reputation and promote clients as employers of choice.

We advise clients on the full spectrum of employment, workplace relations and safety legal services, including employment contracts and policies, award compliance, enterprise bargaining and industrial dispute management, restructuring and redundancies, performance management, managing ill or injured employees, investigations, disciplinary action and termination of employment, consultancy agreements, restraint of trade and protecting confidential information, incentive and reward schemes, outsourcing and insourcing, transferring employees, discrimination and sexual harassment, bullying and work health and safety.

We understand that a specific legal solution is not always the best solution – it all depends on the organisation's business objectives. We place great importance on getting to know our clients and their specific business needs in order to formulate the best course of action.

Our trained and accredited mediators can also negotiate union demands and pursue industrial hearings to deal with strikes, bans and picket lines. However, where litigation is unavoidable, our experienced lawyers act promptly to defend clients' interests in court

Chambers Review

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Employment: New South Wales - Australia

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Allens is well placed to advise on employment issues arising from major corporate transactions and restructures, including compliance reviews. The team is known for advising on litigation mandates involving breach of employment contract and discrimination, and is also able to provide advice with regard to industrial relations and workplace investigations. The firm is increasingly active in advising clients on compliance reviews for modern awards. Allens represents leading Australian and international clients from a wide range of sectors, including mining, banking and entertainment.

Work Highlights

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  • Allens advised the Australian Banking Association and other banks and retailers on the Transport Workers' Union's application for a road transport contractual chain order in the cash-in-transit sector under new provisions of the Fair Work Act.

Strengths

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  • The Allens team have outstanding technical skill and commercial acumen readily evident in the day-to-day running of matters.

    Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Allens provides expert advice by carefully considering key risks and providing a range of mitigation strategies through sound legal guidance.

    Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Sam Betzien
    Band 3Sam Betzien

    Sam Betzien

    Sam Betzien is noted for her expertise across industrial relation disputes and workplace safety investigations. She frequently advises clients in the energy sector.

    • Sam Betzien provided great support and communication, with an understanding of balancing commercial considerations with intended outcomes.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Sam is a trusted adviser to our business. She is commercially astute and provides strategic legal advice that is tailored to our business and its risk appetite.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 4Simon Dewberry
    Band 4Simon Dewberry

    Simon Dewberry

    Simon Dewberry often advises large corporates on compliance and investigations into issues such as underpayment and whistle-blowing.
    • Simon is a trusted partner to our business. He is technically excellent, strategic, pragmatic, highly responsive and a pleasure to work with.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Simon Dewberry is very strong legally and very technical. He is also pragmatic, commercial and really understands the client.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 4Veronica Siow
    Band 4Veronica Siow

    Veronica Siow

    Veronica Siow often advises employers on investigations and compliance matters, in addition to handling executive appointments, workforce restructures and payment issues. She wins praise for her meticulous approach to matters.
    • Veronica Siow is very practical and very responsive.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Veronica has extensive experience, commercial understanding and a strong appreciation for navigating issues beyond the legal positioning.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Up and ComingSikeli Ratu
    Up and ComingSikeli Ratu

    Sikeli Ratu

    Sikeli Ratu has a broad practice across the spectrum of employment including Fair Work Act matters, employee benefit issues and enterprise bargaining matters.

    • Sikeli Ratu has always provided high quality advice and is highly professional.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Sikeli provided excellent service. He delivered quick results and great advice that was concise and clear.

      Employment: New South Wales respondentAsia-Pacific

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