We are employment lawyers Melbourne business owners or executive employees can contact for professional legal advice.
Henderson’s Legal have a team of experienced employment lawyers in Melbourne’s CBD. We have acted for many employers, CEOs and senior executive employees too. We can provide business and personal advice in a wide range of employment law and other workplace related legal matters. Our professional service can help you navigate any current employment law issue that you need assistance with.
If you are from overseas and need an employment lawyer in Australia, you can contact us for advice on employment contracts and other issues. Our team can make sure your interests are taken care of.
Employment Contract Advice
When providing legal advice for employment contracts, our workplace relations lawyers take into account the sensitivities of the personnel involved. We understand there may be a range of emotional responses which could be triggered by the legal advice sought. If you need employment contract advice, you can trust us to act on your behalf.
Negotiations and employment contracts must be balanced against a backdrop of complex and ever-changing legislation. That may include new awards and agreements, or new legal precedents too. At the same time however, businesses must be able to respond to their constantly changing commercial and financial requirements. This can also be catered for in an effective employment contract.
Our employment contract lawyers in Melbourne, will not forget that good old common sense is important in any employment agreement.
Employment Contract Lawyer
Melissa Henderson has direct experience in managing the array of unexpected matters that can arise in an office. She understands things can happen on a day to day basis in relation to staffing and personnel issues. This is why effective employment contracts are essential. They take away the guesswork.
She is the former CEO of Supa Group Constructions, a large Melbourne based home extension company. They had over twenty staff, plus commission agents and trade contractors. You can trust her employment law advice has been well learned in the field, along with her experience as a practicing employment lawyer.
Our firm bring a wealth of legal and hands on experience, as well as practical considerations to these matters. It is valuable for both employers and executive employees to seek employment law advice before making commitments. Our employment contract lawyers can review contracts or help you draft them too.
Employment Lawyers Melbourne CBD
Our employment lawyers in Melbourne’s CBD have provided employment law and workplace relations advice for clients in many mays. An example of some of the range of matters includes:
- Preparing employment contracts for CEOs, executives and senior staff. These may include confidentiality clauses; intellectual property clauses; “gardening leave” and restraints of trade; and bonuses provisions.
- Drafting employment agreements to meet legal compliance matters
- Employment contract dispute resolution
- Providing employment contract reviews for employees
- Contractor agreements for consultants
- Commission-based employment agreements
- Policies for sexual harassment; occupational health and safety; internet usage; and discrimination
- Agreements for motor vehicle usage
- Advice on dismissal of staff, while ensuring compliance with unfair dismissal and instant dismissal laws are considered
- Executing staff disciplinary measures, policies and investigations
- Business restructuring and redundancies
- Documenting employee entitlements including casual employees and long service leave
- Assisting employers where staff have left with client lists and set up business in competition with their former employer
- Compliance with Workplace Relations and Fair Work Australia requirements.
- Acting for employers, CEO’s and senior executives in employment law disputes. This includes disputes about employment agreements and termination.
Experienced Employment Lawyers
Our workplace relation and employment lawyers in Melbourne have acted for large corporations and a wide variety of small to medium businesses. They include businesses throughout metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria. We have also provided employment and workplace law advice for CEOs and senior executives too.
Advice has been sought from us by CEO’s when preparing or reviewing their employment agreements. Part of this is often looking after their interests upon termination. We can help both parties avoid any employment law disputes that could arise and potentially escalate.
Our employment lawyers have been involved in employment disputes at all levels. This includes the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, the Melbourne County Court, the Melbourne Supreme Court, and in the Federal Court too. If you choose us as your employment contract lawyer, you can be sure we have the experience to protect your interests.
To avoid costly or lengthy legal issues before they arise, smart business people use our skills to prepare quality employment contracts. Good contract preparation can help put mutually beneficial deals together for employers and employees. Along with this, our Melbourne employment lawyers have settled disputes whether litigation has formally commenced or is just being considered.
For an employment lawyer Melbourne business owners or individuals can rely on, contact Hendersons Legal for advice today.
