Warren McKeon Dickson has extensive experience in all employment matters and can assist both employers and employees by advising or representing you in all areas of Employment and Industrial Law including:

• The preparation of employment contracts made pursuant to:
  • Federal Workchoices legislation;
  • Common Law and New South Wales State legislation;
  • Federal and State Awards
• Enterprise bargaining, including the preparation and registration of agreements
• Federal and State Awards and their application
• Unfair and Unlawful dismissals
• Redundancy entitlements and severance pay
• Drafting and enforcing employment restraints and confidentiality agreements
• Occupational Health and Safety Issues and prosecutions and defences
• Managing industrial disputes and negotiations with unions
• Discrimination Law including claims in the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission

Often the best method of avoiding Employment Law problems is a proactive approach to the implementation of appropriate contractual obligations and risk management procedures.  We can assist your business to minimise potential liability through the preparation and implementation of workplace policies for:

• Equal Employment Opportunity;
• Workplace Discrimination and Harassment;
• Privacy;
• Email and Internet Use;
• Occupational Health and Safety;
• Mobile Phone Use;
• Dress Codes;
• Unsatisfactory Performance, Misconduct & Disciplinary Procedure;
• Alcohol, Smoking & Substance Abuse

Warren McKeon Dickson continue to provide seminars to business clients and other legal practitioners on all aspects of Employment Law including the effects and opportunities arising from recent amendments to both Commonwealth and State Industrial Relations Laws. 

If you would like further information on any aspect of Employment Law including:

1. Managing employees on probation
2. Employee warning procedures
3. Litigation and Alternate Dispute Resolution,

call us on (02) 9525 8688 to receive FREE preliminary phone advice, discuss your needs or have further information delivered to you.