Emma provides strategic advice across all aspects of employment, discrimination and industrial relations law. She supports clients in managing workplace issues, compliance and complex disputes.
Biography
Emma guides employers and employees on matters including workplace policies, performance management, termination of employment and industrial relations disputes. She advises on employment agreements, restructurings and compliance issues and represents clients in disputes before the Fair Work Commission.
Acting for clients across industries such as construction, financial services, health and aged care and technology, she also works with organisations on discrimination complaints from employees, customers and members of the public, ensuring compliance with legislative obligations and best practice standards.
Emma’s approach is pragmatic and client-focused, combining technical expertise with practical solutions to minimise risk and achieve positive outcomes.
Emma's experience
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Funeral services provider
Advising on a review of pay and employment law compliance following a change in ownership, including assessment of modern award coverage and compliance across industrial instruments. Role-mapping across business divisions, reviewing annualised salary arrangements and pay rules. -
Disability services provider
Advising on interpretation of enterprise agreements and rostering practices in the context of a dispute application brought by a union in the Fair Work Commission. -
Technology sector employer
Provided day to day employment law advice on managing ill and injured employees, post-employment restraints and legislative changes, and assisting with disputes. -
Commonwealth Government Agency
Defending general protections claims filed by former employees, managing complex litigation involving a self-represented applicant and multiple respondents. -
Leading Australian public University
Advised on contractor pay compliance, including privacy protocols, rostering anomalies and best practice strategies. -
Hospitality sector client
Assisted with multiple discrimination complaints across NSW, Queensland and Commonwealth jurisdictions. -
Construction industry employer
Advised on employment and incentive arrangements.