Employment: New South Wales
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Band 3
About
Provided by Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz's Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety (WRES) team has a proud multi-jurisdiction focus, with the practice and team located across Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Western Australia. Led by 11 Partners, the team operates across six key areas being Employment, Industrial Relations, Safety, Investigations, Risk & Compliance, and Discrimination, Diversity & Equal Opportunity.
Chambers Review
Clayton Utz is especially active for federal and local government bodies, with a particularly robust client base and expertise in the aviation, technology and university sectors. The firm boasts a highly regarded litigation team, which focuses on discrimination, bullying and industrial disputes, as well as restraint of trade. The firm also handles matters relating to sexual harassment and fraud. Further areas of focus include the use and development of technology to aid in the calculation of the financial impact of proposed clause amendments in enterprise agreements, as well as in evidence analysis for investigations and in compliance reviews. Notable clients include the Fair Work Ombudsman, Suburban Rail Loop Authority and Austal Ships.
Work Highlights
- Clayton Utz represented Wipro against the State of New South Wales in the NSW Court of Appeal regarding whether an employee who had worked for the company in India and NSW was entitled to long-service leave upon resignation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Clayton Utz have the capacity and competence to handle the most complex and sensitive matters that arise. All staff that provide these services are highly skilled and possess the necessary business acumen to be effective."
"Clayton Utz is our go-to external legal provider for all complex and high-profile matters. The firm possesses superior capability and industry know-how. The firm is well resourced and offers a specialised industrial relations practice."
"Clayton Utz have the capacity and competence to handle the most complex and sensitive matters that arise. All staff that provide these services are highly skilled and possess the necessary business acumen to be effective."
"Clayton Utz is our go-to external legal provider for all complex and high-profile matters. The firm possesses superior capability and industry know-how. The firm is well resourced and offers a specialised industrial relations practice."
Notable Practitioners
Saul Harben enjoys a strong reputation for enterprise bargaining and workplace health and safety matters. He is particularly noted for advising energy and mining clients.
"Saul is a great operator."
Anna Casellas handles the full range of employment issues from litigious matters pertaining to industrial relations and dismissals as well as contractual and compliance. She wins praise for the depth of her knowledge and the level of service she provides.
"Anna was helpful and responsive."
Dan Trindade is a well-regarded figure in the Victorian market and is noted for handling industrial strategy and enterprise bargaining disputes.
"Dan is a good operator."
Shae McCartney has an active work health and safety practice advising on workplace investigations and COVID-19 measures for a variety of corporate clients.
"Shae provides sound advice and often simplifies complex legal considerations during meetings to ensure understanding. She is approachable, knowledgeable and is very aware of the complex operating environment and provides positive customer service."
"Shae is an exceptional practitioner whose expertise, knowledge and professionalism has, amongst other things, guided our organisation through complex statutory review programs of high value."
Ranked Lawyers at
Clayton Utz
Australia
Members
Provided by Clayton Utz
Allison Shannon
Amanda Lyras
Christy Miller
Head of Department
Hilary Searing
Jennifer Wyborn
Matt Kelleher
Stuart Pill
Industries
Provided by Clayton Utz
Aviation
Banking & Financial Services
Energy & Resources
Government
Higher Education
Life Sciences
Technology
Transport