Employment and Industrial Relations
Warren McKeon Dickson have experience in all employment matters and can assist both employers and employees with Employment and Industrial Law advice and disputes including:
- The preparation of employment contracts and other related employment documentation
- Advice and representation on all unfair dismissal and unfair contract disputes and litigation
- Redundancy advice on entitlements and associated litigation
- Enforcement of employment restraints and confidentiality agreements
- Occupational Health and Safety advice including defending prosecutions
- Advice on Federal and State Awards and their application
- Enterprise bargaining, including the preparation and registration of workplace agreements
- Managing industrial disputes and assisting in negotiations with unions and other stakeholders
- Discrimination law including representation in all conciliations and proceedings
- The preparation and implementation of employment policies for:
- Equal Employment Opportunities
- Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
- Privacy
- Email and Internet Use
- Occupational Health and Safety
The best method of reducing the problems which employees can cause your business is through the implementation of appropriate risk management procedures.
The information provided in the following Checklists is of a general nature and it is not a substitute for proper legal advice.
The following checklists are designed to provide some general guidelines for employers to refer to when considering new appointments, counselling existing employees and buying or selling business ventures.
- Choosing the Right Employees
- Managing Employees on Probation
- Employee Warning Procedure
- Transmission of Business
Key People
Dean Groundwater
Kevin Dwyer
Melissa Grant
Kara Yacoubian
Kara Yacoubian has degrees in Commerce (Management) and Law and was admitted to practice in 2008. Kara practices predominantly in Commercial and Employment Law and has experience in commercial dispute resolution...read more
Melissa Grant acts primarily in the areas of property and commercial law and can provide you with advice on employment issues arising in those areas. Melissa has particular expertise with the sale and acquisition of businesses and the transfer of employee entitlements and employer obligations....read more
Kevin Dwyer has extensive experience in Industrial Relations litigation and advice. Kevin can assist both employers and employees in negotiating employment contracts and litigating unfair dismissals and claims for discrimination and harassment...read more
With a Masters Degree in Commercial Contracts Dean Groundwater oversees both our Employment Law and our Commerical Law Divisions. Dean brings to your matter his extensive experience having worked for Coopers and Lybrand Accountants for 6 years before becoming a lawyer in 1994...read more

