Meet our People

Andrew Rich is an industrial and employee relations specialist, with over 25 years’ experience. He’s previously held roles in leading national industrial and employment relations practices as well as practicing as a barrister in both Sydney and Brisbane. Andrew comes to Gadens from Slater & Gordon, where he was Head of the National Industrial and Employment Practice and previously held the role of Practice Leader of the Queensland Industrial and Employment Practice.

Andrew’s areas of experience range from breach of contract issues, enterprise agreement negotiations and bargaining, enterprise agreement and award contraventions, workplace disputes, wage and entitlements, workplace investigations and disciplinary processes, unfair dismissal and general protections issues, discrimination, bullying, and sexual harassment.

He has extensive experience advising clients in the public sector, as well as in finance, health, transportation and logistics, and mining in particular. This broad experience gives Andrew a unique insight into how to best approach each matter and the means to understand and empathise with each client’s unique situation.

Andrew has been recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a Leading and Recommended Employment Lawyer in Queensland for many years.