Employment: Western Australia | Asia-Pacific

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a market-leading full-service employment practice, widely endorsed for its deft handling of Australia's largest industrial relations matters, including enterprise bargaining, disputes and industrial action. It covers the full gamut of employee relations such as terminations, redundancy and discrimination. |The firm also possesses notable expertise in workplace health and safety matters.

Ashurst has a well-resourced employment group with an impressive reputation for large-scale industrial relations disputes and major company restructurings. The team is called upon by many of Australia's largest energy and transport companies for its expertise in developing enterprise bargaining agreements. It is well placed to represent clients in employee class actions and in disputes with unions. The firm acts for major clients on the employment aspects of M&A and compliance, and advises employers on health and safety issues.

King & Wood Mallesons is well placed to handle the full range of employment law issues stemming from corporate restructurings and M&A transactions. It advises on adverse action, discrimination and unfair dismissal as well as workplace incidents and industrial disputes. The team has notable expertise in whistle-blower policy as well as remuneration and underpayments. It attracts a broad spread of clients from multiple sectors, particularly banking, mining and energy. The firm is noted for its presence across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.

MinterEllison is highly regarded for employment litigation, with a focus on discrimination and executive matters, alongside additional strength in industrial relations. It has notable experience in a number of industries, including government, education, financial services, and energy and natural resources. The team maintains a strong presence across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth's employment and industrial relations practice has an impressive roster of clients in the mining and energy sectors. It is also well regarded for its long history of involvement in the development of labour laws, and counts government and private sector clients among its clients. The team assists with workplace health and safety matters, including issues arising from fatalities, and is engaged on a range of cases related to enterprise agreements, compliance and casual employment.

DLA Piper Australia acts for major national and international companies from numerous sectors on their operations in Australia, including contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The team is often engaged to advise on compliance and review matters, and demonstrates additional expertise in post-employment restraints and protection of confidential information. The firm also handles workplace disputes, industrial relations and the employment aspects of restructurings. It is known for servicing multinationals in the technology sector.

Mills Oakley maintains a broad employee and industrial relations practice, which also includes significant expertise in workplace health and safety litigation. It handles a range of matters including enterprise bargaining and workforce structuring, as well as harassment and discrimination cases. The team represents employers across numerous industries, such as construction and transportation.