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The Johnson Winter Slattery employment team has extensive expertise in employment and industrial relations law and are trusted advisers for sensitive, high profile and complex claims and disputes. The team includes specialists in Work, Health & Safety (WHS) who partner with clients across the full lifecycle—from proactive risk management and safety governance to incident response, investigations and litigation.

In the constantly changing regulatory landscape, JWS ensures clients are best placed to achieve their operational goals while appropriately managing and mitigating legal and reputational risks. They are experts at managing significant legal issues with serious implications for a business, its performance and reputation.

They advise and represent clients at a federal level and across all states and territories, regularly appearing before federal and state courts, tribunals and the Fair Work Commission.

JWS can assist with:

  • employment and HR advisory and compliance
  • employment related claims, disputes and litigation
  • EEO, discrimination, harassment and bullying
  • workplace and whistleblower investigations
  • industrial relations and enterprise bargaining
  • executive remuneration, benefits, incentives and superannuation
  • corporate transactions, reorganisations and outsourcing
  • workplace mobility, secondments and employee transfers
  • business protection, post-employment restraints and confidentiality
  • WHS and crisis management
  • workplace learning and management training.

Chambers Review

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Employment: New South Wales - Australia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Johnson Winter Slattery maintains a well-regarded team based in Sydney and Melbourne, recognised for its excellent track record in employment disputes, and often handles general protection claims under the Fair Work Act. The firm is retained by major international clients to advise on the employment aspects of corporate transactions. It maintains an active practice on industrial relations matters, including enterprise bargaining and union disputes, and represents clients from a range of sectors including media, technology, energy and transport.

Work Highlights

  • Johnson Winter Slattery acted for hospitality group Merivale in class action proceedings in the Federal Court concerning alleged underpayments to thousands of employees under an enterprise agreement later found to be invalidly approved.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jan Dransfield
3
Jan Dransfield
3
Band 3
Jan Dransfield has considerable experience advising on a broad range of employment matters including executive issues and policy and compliance advice. She is particularly noted for her litigation skills.

Jan Dransfield is really responsive and practical in her advice. She is able to understand the commercial drivers at play.

Jan has great commercial awareness and understanding of our industry. Her strategic thinking sets her apart from other lawyers.

Ruveni Kelleher
3
Ruveni Kelleher
3
Band 3

Ruveni Kelleher has a strong reputation in the market for contentious matters and is noted for defending employers in high profile claims.

Ruveni Kelleher is an excellent employment lawyer and has the capacity to manage multiple complex matters at any given time. She is always calm, thoughtful and strategic.

Ruveni is very approachable, knowledgeable and provides excellent client-focused guidance. She is very much our go-to for employment advice in Australia.

Alena Titterton
4
Alena Titterton
4
Band 4

Alena Titterton is a specialist in workplace health and safety with notable expertise in litigation, investigations, and safety compliance for a range of clients.

Alena is a machine. Her ability to process information is exceptionally quick and her memory is phenomenal.

I have absolute trust and confidence with Alena Titterton is my primary point of contact for all work health and safety legal matters.

Lucienne Mummé
4
Lucienne Mummé
4
Band 4
Lucienne Mummé advises on enterprise agreements and workplace changes, such as restructures, consolidations and downsizing.

Lucienne Mummé provides great support on employment law matters.

Lucienne has a rare ability to connect with the boardroom through to the line supervision.

Ranked Lawyers at
Johnson Winter Slattery

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Employment: New South Wales

Jan Dransfield
3
Jan Dransfield
3
Band 3
Ruveni Kelleher
3
Ruveni Kelleher
3
Band 3
Employment: Victoria

Lucienne Mummé
4
Lucienne Mummé
4
Band 4
Health & Safety

Alena Titterton
4
Alena Titterton
4
Band 4

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