Employment Law

Bentleys Law prides itself in providing highly skilled and experienced Employment Lawyers to meet the many varied needs that may arise in the conduct of any business.

We can assist in relation to a wide range of matters including:

• Award compliance.
• HR Policies and Procedures.
• Misconduct.
• Managing Poor Performance.
• Workplace Investigations.
• Employment contracts.
• Unfair dismissals.
• Unpaid wages.
• Workplace bullying.
• Discrimination.
• Restructuring and redundancies
• Disputes concerning redundancy and termination pay.
• Independent contractor agreements.
• General protection/adverse action claims.
• Breach of contract.

In-house training:

We can assist with in-house training by ensuring that your HR services and management personnel are fully informed in relation to the changes that regularly occur within employment law and workplace relations.

Resolving workplace conflict:

Workplace conflicts can have a devastating effect on workplace productivity and culture: the more prolonged the conflict, the greater the damage. Our obligation to our clients in the employment law/workplace relations field is that we will do everything possible to resolve workplace conflicts as quickly as possible.

We have an unwavering commitment to conflict resolution in the broadest sense. That is, we are aware that one size does not fit all when it comes to resolving workplace conflicts. When confronting a workplace conflict our lawyers will always make a careful assessment of the nature of the conflict and the workplace environment in which the conflict arises. This initial assessment is crucial in determining the conflict resolution process that will be utilised.

Experience has led us to understand that there are circumstances in which workplace conflict arises for reasons that may need to be addressed within the workplace. This could include matters as straight-forward as improving communication between employees and managers. On the other hand, however, it could also include poor middle-management skills, negative workplace culture, clash of personalities, poor or inadequate goals and values and potentially the need for organisational change.

In addressing any specific workplace conflict our lawyers will always seek to discuss any related organisational issues with our clients. Dealing with workplace conflict without addressing its root cause is not part of the contract that we make with our clients. Our approach to employment law and workplace relations is a holistic approach – our task is to ensure that our clients are fully protected and fully informed in relation to all relevant matters.