Human Resources

Organisations are increasingly faced with a frequently changing and often complex legal environment.  It is important therefore that perhaps now, more than ever, employers receive strategic legal advice and guidance from experts in this field.

Kemp Strang's Human Resources team is exactly that.  Our lawyers are recognised leaders in employment law and are highly regarded for their expertise in the industry.

The team has substantial experience in the provision of advice in relation to all facets of litigious and non-litigious human resources and employment law, superannuation, industrial and occupational health and safety issues.  We provide these services to a breadth of clients across industry sectors including financial institutions, multi-national corporations, accounting and insolvency administrators, as well as a range of other companies both large and small.

Our comprehensive understanding of this legal landscape ensures that our clients comply with all necessary requirements.  The services which we are able to provide include:

• Strategic employee relations advice
• Drafting of all employment related documentation
• Drafting of enterprise agreements
• Documentation and legal and tactical advice on all aspects of the management of employment issues and claims
• Employment litigation across various jurisdictions, including litigation arising out of termination of employment, enforcement of confidentiality and restraint obligations, discrimination and harassment
• Advice on employment issues involved in and consequent upon mergers and acquisitions, restructure or transfer
• Advice on employee retention, benefit and incentive programs
• Salary packaging and flexible remuneration planning
• Advice on the implications of employee benefit programs such as share plans, insurance benefits and superannuation benefits
• Legal and strategic advice in relation to the management of ill or injured employees
• Advising and drafting policies and documentation on workplace discrimination and harassment
• Documentation and advice relating to independent contractors
• Contractor litigation

Principal contact: Stephen Godding