Workplace Relations

Management and monitoring of the employment relationship from the time of hiring until termination assists employers in minimising their legal exposure, expense and anxiety. Guild Lawyers is experienced in acting for businesses in all aspects of employment law, discrimination and harassment, industrial relations as well as occupational health and safety matters.

We understand the breadth of legal knowledge and experience required in representing your profession and ensuring optimum representation to minimise your risks.

As an incorporated and independent legal practice, we also provide legal representation to individuals and public and private corporations with diverse commercial interests throughout Australia.

Our lawyers have experience advising on:

• Employment Law – we assist our clients in all employment related areas including contractual issues, leave entitlements, termination of employment, redundancy, performance management, managing injured or ill employees, maternity leave, workplace surveillance, workplace policies and procedures including internet policies and discrimination/harassment policies

• Discrimination, harassment and bullying including all aspects of litigation and the investigation of complaints. We also help our clients to fulfill their responsibility to educate their employees by running in-house presentations

• Confidentiality and protection of intellectual property obligations. Advice and enforcement of employee obligations including drafting post employment restraints in order to provide your business with the right level of protection against tampering by current and former employees or contactors

• Labour hire and independent contractor issues including how they should be engaged to minimise exposure to deemed employment, inappropriate use of confidential information and client soliciitation

• Industrial disputes and union rights of entry for a variety of clients across various industries

• Occupational Health and Safety

• All aspects of employment/contractor litigation including in the respective Industrial Relations Commissions, Federal Court, Supreme Court, District Court and Chief Industrial Magistrates Court

• Drafting and negotiation of employment and contractor agreements including all types of employment contracts, executive option and bonus schemes, Australian Workplace Agreements, Collective Agreements

• Employment issues that arise on the sale or purchase of a business, including conducting due diligence and providing strategic advice on obligations to employees and dealing with accrued leave entitlements

• Insolvency – employment issues during administration or liquidation of a business.

Our lawyers have immediate access within the firm to experienced practitioner in related areas such as business law, company law, insurance law and superannuation and taxation. We provide our clients with comprehensive solutions to their industrial and employment law challenges to suit their commercial objectives as well as their legal rights and obligations.

For further information on how Guild Lawyers can help, contact us on 1800 617 624 or via This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .