Employment: Victoria
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 4
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+61 2 9230 4000About
Provided by Allens
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
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. Notable clients include Interactive, Howden Insurance Brokers and Abbott Pharmaceutical.
Work Highlights
- Allens assisted Super Retail with proceedings before the Fair Work Ombudsman alleging breach of the company's enterprise agreement and the Fair Work Act.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allens' lawyers are able to quickly grasp the issue at hand, and have strong knowledge and understanding of our business, enabling tailored responses."
"They are outstanding! Allens display a commercially driven and strategic attitude to complex legal matters."
"Allens' lawyers are able to quickly grasp the issue at hand, and have strong knowledge and understanding of our business, enabling tailored responses."
"They are outstanding! Allens display a commercially driven and strategic attitude to complex legal matters."
Notable Practitioners
Simon Dewberry often advises large corporates on compliance and investigations into issues such as underpayment and whistle-blowing.
"It's always a pleasure to work with Simon. He is a reliable legal service provider."
"Simon is excellent to deal with. He really knew his stuff and gives very pragmatic and commercial advice."
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.
"She is anincredibly trusted and safe pair of hands and made herself available to us at every request."
"Veronica is strategic and also knows our risk appetite. She understands where we should push and gives us commercial and risk-averse solutions."