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Workplace Law

How we can Help

Our firm offers an array of services to help our clients achieve their business goals and avoid expensive workplace-related litigation.
Employment Law

Employment Law

At Workplace Law we encourage a proactive, preventative approach to solve employment or workplace issues at the earliest opportunity.

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Work Health & Safety

Work Health & Safety

Workplace Law assists clients in understanding and managing duties and obligations under Work Health and Safety legislation.

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Workplace Behaviour

Workplace Behaviour

The culture of an organisation will determine how successful it will be so, it is vital employers set themselves up to provide the best environment for their employees to be happy and to produce their best effort.

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Industrial Disputes

Industrial Disputes

An industrial dispute can have a profound and lasting negative effect on your business and its reputation in the marketplace, unless addressed quickly and efficiently to produce a positive result.

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Discrimination

Discrimination

A primary objective of anti-discrimination law is the elimination of discrimination against persons in the workplace. Such discrimination may occur on the basis of (for example) race, sex, disability, age, or sexuality.

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International Law

International Law

Workplace Law offers services to Australian companies in the USA and UK and, to companies in those countries doing, or wanting to do, business in Australia.

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Sports Law

Sports Law

Workplace Law provides a range of services to individual athletes, coaches, clubs, associations and governing bodies. Our legal expertise and organisational values, together with our ethical and professional standards, makes us the benchmark when it comes to supporting the female sports industry.

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Workplace Investigations

Workplace Investigations

At Workplace Law we understand that a harmonious workplace is a productive workplace. For this reason it is important that issues raised by employees are investigated by highly skilled and experienced people and then resolved quickly and effectively.

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Corporate Law

Corporate Law

Corporate issues including negotiating and drafting agreements, resolving disputes, fraud, theft and injunctions.

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Award Compliance & Payroll Audits

Award Compliance & Payroll Audits

Classifications, rates, advice and representation related to Award Compliance

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Employment Law

Employment Law

At Workplace Law we encourage a proactive, preventative approach to solve employment or workplace issues at the earliest opportunity.

Read More
Work Health & Safety

Work Health & Safety

Workplace Law assists clients in understanding and managing duties and obligations under Work Health and Safety legislation.

Read More
Workplace Behaviour

Workplace Behaviour

The culture of an organisation will determine how successful it will be so, it is vital employers set themselves up to provide the best environment for their employees to be happy and to produce their best effort.

Read More
Industrial Disputes

Industrial Disputes

An industrial dispute can have a profound and lasting negative effect on your business and its reputation in the marketplace, unless addressed quickly and efficiently to produce a positive result.

Read More
Discrimination

Discrimination

A primary objective of anti-discrimination law is the elimination of discrimination against persons in the workplace. Such discrimination may occur on the basis of (for example) race, sex, disability, age, or sexuality.

Read More
International Law

International Law

Workplace Law offers services to Australian companies in the USA and UK and, to companies in those countries doing, or wanting to do, business in Australia.

Read More
Sports Law

Sports Law

Workplace Law provides a range of services to individual athletes, coaches, clubs, associations and governing bodies. Our legal expertise and organisational values, together with our ethical and professional standards, makes us the benchmark when it comes to supporting the female sports industry.

Read More
Workplace Investigations

Workplace Investigations

At Workplace Law we understand that a harmonious workplace is a productive workplace. For this reason it is important that issues raised by employees are investigated by highly skilled and experienced people and then resolved quickly and effectively.

Read More
Corporate Law

Corporate Law

Corporate issues including negotiating and drafting agreements, resolving disputes, fraud, theft and injunctions.

Read More
Award Compliance & Payroll Audits

Award Compliance & Payroll Audits

Classifications, rates, advice and representation related to Award Compliance

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Melbourne City FC
Adelaide 36ers
Wests APIA
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Federal Circuit Court dismisses employee’s application for costs

Workplace Law recently represented an employer in defending an application for costs before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia which was decided in favour of our client.

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Santa can say no

Employee entitlement to be absent on public holidays

Section 114 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) provides an entitlement for an employee to be absent from their employment on a public holiday. This section also provides that an employer may ask an employee to work on a public holiday, but that the employee may refuse the request under certain circumstances.

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Giving Thanks

Reading Jon Gordon’s book, The Energy Bus has long been a part of our staff onboarding process and gratitude is a big part of Jon’s philosophy around building happy environments at work and home.

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New regulations dealing with the fixed term contract exceptions

In December 2023, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) was amended to introduce limitations on fixed term contracts, making it unlawful for employers to engage employees on term contracts in the same role beyond two years (including any extensions or renewals) or two consecutive contracts.

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Workplace Law x Wests APIA FC

We are excited to announce our newest community partnership with Wests APIA FC! Wests APIA FC is a landmark partnership between Wests Ashfield (Holman Barnes Group) and APIA Leichhardt Football Club.

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Athena Koelmeyer speaks to SmartCompany about requests for flexible working arrangements

Our Managing Director and Principal, Athena Koelmeyer, recently spoke to SmartCompany about the key takeaways from the decision Chandler v Westpac Banking Corporation [2025] FWC 3115

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