Laura is an experienced employment lawyer advising private and public sector clients on a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters. She works across industries including health and aged care, information technology and financial services, helping clients navigate complex workplace issues. Laura’s practice has a focus on corporate transactions, transfers of business, enterprise agreements and modern awards, complex termination processes, jurisdictional matters under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), and employment litigation.
Clients value Laura for her communication and ability to understand the intricacies of their operational needs. She is a trusted adviser on cross‑border employment matters and is known for her strategic and pragmatic approach.
Experience
- Advising on the employment aspects of commercial transactions, including conducting due diligence, advising on the transfer of business rules under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), and assisting clients to manage complex industrial issues and potential risks associated with their transaction, including potential underpayments or other non compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
- Advising clients on award compliance and enterprise agreement interpretation, including section 318 transfer applications in the Fair Work Commission.
- Representing employers in employment litigation before the Fair Work Commission and federal courts, including unfair dismissal claims, general protections proceedings, stop bullying applications, enterprise agreement disputes and applications for protected action ballot orders.
- Advising on executive terminations and negotiated exits, as well as employees’ post-employment obligations, including restraint of trade and confidentiality obligations.
- Navigating the jurisdictional application of Australian workplace laws, such as the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), to overseas employers and/or overseas employees.
- Advising on restructuring and redundancies, managing poor performance and misconduct and termination of employment for poor performance and misconduct.
- Advising employers on their obligations with respect to managing ill and injured workers, including their occupational health and safety obligations and their obligations arising under State and Federal anti discrimination legislation