Attracting the best staff and keeping them is a crucial factor in the ongoing success of your business. Employers today are going to great lengths to provide flexible working arrangements to accommodate the many and varied pressures of modern life (e.g. caring and parenting) and to meet anti-discrimination objectives.
Diversity, affirmative action and equal opportunity in the workplace are entrenched concepts in recruitment and workplace management and the expectations on employers are fixed in complimentary State/Territory and Commonwealth legislation.
But achieving these goals takes consideration and ongoing commitment.
All the good intentions in the world count for little if, through a failure to implement properly constructed policy and procedure, your business finds itself unable to defend itself against a discrimination or harassment claim.
It’s important that compliance procedures and policies, including induction and ongoing training, are in place to minimise risk and help prevent costly and time-consuming claims can that can damage your reputation and standing long after they are resolved.
Our workplace relations lawyers bring decades of experience and broad industry knowledge to every client to develop and implement workplace policies and procedures that meet both legislative requirements and commercial objectives.
We conduct workplace training across a range of industries including government, resources, construction, manufacturing and agribusiness. Our lawyers have significant expertise in investigating claims of discrimination or harassment. As part of preventative action, we have also acted for some of Australia’s leading businesses seeking tribunal applications for exemption.
If a situation should develop, we provide timely and effective advice in defence of discrimination or harassment claims to ensure your ongoing productivity and performance.
