• developing workplace relations strategies
• strategic planning in workplace reform
• preventing, managing and resolving industrial disputes
• developing, negotiating and processing enterprise agreements (including both union and non-union collective agreements)
• managing the effective implementation and utilisation of individual employment arrangements
• advising on all legal and commercial aspects of outsourcing arrangements, including strategies to address transmission of business and freedom of association issues
• advocacy before industrial tribunals and courts
• assistance with managing media issues during industrial disputes
• dealing with industrial issues in the context of mergers and acquisitions, including pre and post merger restructuring and workplace change management strategies
• providing tailored training products to line management to assist them in dealing with workplace issues.

Being conscious of the role employee perceptions and the media play in industrial disputes, means we can help employers manage these issues successfully.

We are focused on the early identification of industrial opportunities and threats, and the development and implementation of plans to help you address these.

Our extensive experience in advising on enterprise bargaining and workplace agreements means we are well placed to help you meet you commercial and workplace objectives, and minimise disputes, during these negotiation periods.