Employment & industrial relations and general counsel advisory services
We pride ourselves on developing long-term partnerships with our clients as we assist them in all facets of the employment law relationship (both litigious and non litigious). For those seeking other legal services, including commercial and corporate advisory, we offer general counsel advisory support and assistance with the assistance of experienced senior legal consultants
We deliver timely commercially focused expert advice. We make sure we present our advice in the most appropriate form for your needs, so you can immediately understand and move forward. Never acting in a vacuum, we take the time and care to understand our clients' businesses, their future plans and their current and emerging challenges. Our advice and the way we conduct matters is tailored to suit the specific and very unique needs of our clients.
We are committed to providing excellent legal advice and striving to achieve successful outcomes for our clients.
Our clients benefit from our broad and deep experience across the gamut of employment and industrial relations matters.
Managing Principal
At Newman & Associates, we're redefining legal excellence in Employment & Industrial Relations Law under the dynamic leadership of our founder and Managing Principal, Rima Newman.
Rima brings a wealth of experience, with more than 30 years of 'active service' in the field where she's always been a thought leader, facilitating seminars and actively writing articles about employment and industrial relations issues. Her committed involvement in various related organizations, contributing at both committee and executive levels, further amplifies her expertise and demonstrates her passion for employment and industrial relations.
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Our practice areas
In litigious matters we act for employers in the various federal and state courts and tribunals throughout Australia.
Our practitioners have deep experience acting for and advising employers in relation to the following
Award obligations - advice and assessment
Breaches of awards / industrial agreement claims
Compliance Audits
Disciplinary issues
Discrimination issues & proceedings
Drafting employment contracts, workplace policies, contractor/consultancy agreements, confidentiality agreements / non disclosure deeds, termination deeds and a wide variety of workplace policies
Due diligence audits
Employee provisions in sale of business contracts
Occupational health and safety issues and proceedings
On site training of staff, including in relation to anti-discrimination and equal opportunity
Preparation and negotiation of industrial agreements
Redundancies & restructuring
Rights and obligations under various state and federal employment/industrial relations, discrimination and occupational health and safety legislation
Rights and obligations under various state and federal employment/industrial relations, discrimination and occupational health and safety legislation
Union disputes
Workplace investigations