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Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements

Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements

Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements

From employment contracts, to contractor and sub-contractor agreements, to executive services agreements, and employee share options plans, we've got you sorted.

Skilled migrants in Australia

Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements

Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements

Ensure compliance with the TSMIT, Modern Awards and VEVO checks. Receive assistance with any HR document you require to submit to the Department of Home Affairs when hiring internationally. 

Global mobility policies

Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements

Global mobility policies

Australian staff working abroad? Make sure policies and agreements regarding pay and conditions, hours of work, and cyber-security are clear. Ask us about international secondment agreements, remote work and work from anywhere ("WFA") policies.

Flexible work policies

Global mobility policies

Gain a competitive advantage and become an employer of choice by implementing flexible work policies. 


Offering flexible work is one of the key ways to attract and retain top talent. There's so many different forms of flexibility you might consider... think location flexibility, remote work, flexible hours, job share and part-time arrangements, family, carer's and reproductive leave, and dog/pet friendly policies.

Pay compliance

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has dramatically ramped up pay compliance enforcement measures over the last few years. 


Check Modern Award coverage and applicable pay rates and allowances. 


Don't get caught out with poorly drafted "offsetting clauses" or "annualised salary" clauses that do not comply with Modern Awards. 

Outsourced HR/ER/IR Business Partner

People can be complex creatures, and managing them can involve difficult interpersonal issues.


We provide outsourced HR/ER/IR Business Partners, to ensure people management processes are handled efficiently and compliantly. If you have an existing HR/ER/IR team, we can also act as an escalation point for them for additional support with complex cases and strategic work. 

Incentives & Benefits

Leadership Communications

Leadership Communications

Survey your customers/clients and reward high performing staff accordingly. 


Implement bonus schemes that incentivise your top performers.


Get support to conduct employee engagement surveys, and 1:1 performance development meetings, that will bring out the best in your team. 

Leadership Communications

Leadership Communications

Leadership Communications

The words of a leader, and the tone in which they are delivered, have a profound impact on the culture of an organisation. 


Let us assist you to find the right words to say to your staff - whether by drafting your "all staff" emails, or assisting with script writing for video presentations. 


Help us draft your leadership statement against Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment, to assist you to meet your "Positive Duty" in this regard, and promote a safe and respectful workplace. 

Employee Handbooks

Leadership Communications

Independent Investigations

Receive an employee handbook that outlines the mission, values, and expectations of your business, with a Code of Conduct and suite of essential policies and procedures. 

Independent Investigations

Workplace Policies and Procedures

Independent Investigations

Workplace grievances and allegations of misconduct, sexual harassment and bullying are becoming all too common. 


Taking appropriate and proportionate action, and following a compliant process, is essential, given the potential reputational damage to both the company and employee(s), and potential cost of claims that could arise from poor handling of such matters. 


It is often prudent to refer such matters for independent investigation, so that the company can rely on a thorough and impartial report that assesses any allegations made and makes recommendations. 


Our investigators handle such matters with the utmost sensitivity and care. 

Mediations

Workplace Policies and Procedures

Workplace Policies and Procedures

Our mediators have completed specific mediation education and training through the Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) and can help resolve and settle disputes without a costly and stressful Court process.

Workplace Policies and Procedures

Workplace Policies and Procedures

Workplace Policies and Procedures

Set clear expectations with your staff by implementing workplace policies and procedures, drafted by qualified and experienced employment lawyers. 


We can draft policies for your workplace on any issue required, including but not limited to: 


  • Managing both work and non-work related injuries, and medical incapacity
  • Misconduct, including serious misconduct
  • Performance Management
  • Grievance Handling
  • Workplace Health and Safety
  • Working from Home
  • Time off in lieu of overtime
  • Whistleblowing
  • Work-related travel
  • Leave


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