Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Solicitors in Melbourne

Labor insights Investigations can bear outer and independent audits, investigations and training services for employers and their legal representatives in the areas of: Our practitioners are highly experienced in providing practical and commercially suitable training sessions to boards, senior management teams and staff at all levels on all aspects of employment and industrial law including: Corporate governance and risk management in an employment context. We advise and represent clients in relation to all aspects of industrial relations and work law including: Consultation obligations in relation to workplace change, including corporate restructures and the implementation of workplace policies and procedures. Management of award modernization processes. We have extensive experience in busy with clients to manage and resolve workplace disputes and industrial action efficiently and with minimal business disruption. We also represent clients in litigation concerning all industrial relations matters including protected action ballots, demarcation disputes and industrial action in federal and state courts and tribunals, including the Unbiased Work Commission. Advising the Australian Institute of Company Directors in respect of a restructure of its operations, including the preparation and negotiation of revised executive service agreements for all employees. We work closely with our clients to thrive and implement systems for best practice management of their labor health and safety obligations. Our approach is aimed at minimizing the risk of injuries in the workplace and the potential for reputational risk and criminal prosecution of our clients. Developing and implementing risk management strategies and procedures into workplaces, including unionized workplaces. Providing strategic advice and staff training programs on a range of safety issues, including in relation to the management of injured and ill employees' rehabilitation and return to work programs drug and alcohol policies and testing and educating directors, other officers and employees on their duties lower work health and safety laws. Conducting and assisting with workplace investigations into safety incidents and complaints, including in respect of pensive incidents and fatalities in the workplace. Acting for a leading global company in the fast food industry which faced health and safety prosecutions including in respect of the fatality of an employee. Assisting clients to develop and implement policies and procedures which are legally pliable and designed to minimize exposure of our clients and their key personnel to potential claims lower pertinent human rights and equal opportunity laws. Providing strategic advice to boards and senior management on matters of corporate governance and risk management and. Our work in this area makes us better placed to prosper and implement preventative risk management strategies for our corporate clients. farmers Workplace Lawyers has assisted in some of the largest and maximum triumphant change management exercises in the country and can advise businesses on all aspects of change management in an employment and industrial context. Advising on strategies and structures to effect organizational change, including processes to manage contractual and statutory obligations to employees and consultation requirements with employee representatives and other stakeholders. Advising on transfer of business issues and other compliance and risk management issues that arise in the context of workplace change. Developing programs and resources aimed at improving productivity, cost efficiencies and the effective implementation of workplace change and. Effective legal risk management involves the development of good strategies to proactively manage legal and commercial risks and opportunities in an employment and industrial context. We also bear strategic advice to companies and boards on an ad Soc basis in connection with managing and respondin