Ben has specific expertise in all areas of workplace relations and employment.
Ben advises employers on:
- Strategic workplace relations advice and responses to workplace disputes.
- Employment law advice and disputes.
- Equal opportunity.
- Occupational health and safety (OH&S).
- Strategic workers' compensation.
Ben has experience advising employers across a range of industries. He advises on the appropriate nature of engagement of labour for a client's business (collective agreements, non-union agreements, individual agreements including Australian Workplace Agreements and contractor agreements).
Ben provides strategic workplace relations advice, including enterprise bargaining negotiations, union negotiations, response to industrial action and disputes and right of entry issues.
Ben has also advises on managing corporate restructuring, redundancy and other separations. He drafts employment contracts, workplace agreements and policies that are WorkChoices compliant.