Meet the team
Employment Relations
Piper Alderman
Adelaide, Australia+4 other locations
- Sydney, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Brisbane, Australia
- Perth, Australia
Team Services
We are committed to partnering with our commercial, not-for-profit and major government clients for their long-term success.
Our clients require prompt assistance, with a solution that demonstrates knowledge of their organisation. Our most common service is sounding board advice to HR Professionals within companies that need to head off a growing issue. That advice could be in relation to a performance management issue, a post-engagement restraint enforcement issue, the engagement of a new independent contractor, a workplace health and safety incident, an up-coming negotiation for a new enterprise agreement, or numerous other matters that may arise and affect a company’s workforce.
We receive the most satisfaction when we assist in creating a solution that avoids disruption, increases efficiency or improves the workplace’s culture. We recognise that litigation and industrial action can affect workplaces, if a battle must be waged, we will maximise the chances of success, but during the process we will not lose sight of the organisation’s key objectives.
Due to our high level of responsiveness, deep commercial understanding and ability to explain legal concepts clearly and concisely, our clients think of us as a valued part of their business, which is why so many of them have retained our services for years.
The areas in which we can assist include EEO and discrimination, employment contracts, employment disputes & litigation, enterprise bargaining, flexible work requests, ill and injured workers, independent contractor agreements, industrial action, privacy, restraints, taxation & superannuation, training in workplace laws, unfair dismissals, underpayments, whistle-blowers, work health & safety and workplace investigations.
Testimonials
Awards and Recognition
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The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Australia - Labour & Employment, 2023 edition
"The labour and employment group at Piper Alderman utilises its national presence (with locations in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) to assist a range of clients from the worlds of manufacturing, aged care, government, energy, retail, mining, and real estate. Led by the Melbourne-based Tim Lange, the team’s offering notably encompasses enterprise agreements and awards, terminations and unfair dismissal claims, and discrimination and harassment matters. In Adelaide, Erin McCarthy is recommended for her capabilities in enterprise bargaining, while the Perth-based Shane Entriken specialises in union relations matters. On the contentious side, experienced litigator Ben Motro – based in Sydney – is especially recommended." In the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Piper Alderman was recognised across 12 areas of law including Labour and Employment. A number of our team members were highlighted as recommended or key lawyers for this category, including: Tim Lange, Shane Entriken, Erin McCarthy, Ben Motro
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THE BEST LAWYERS IN AUSTRALIA, 2024 EDITION
In the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia, 54 of Piper Alderman’s lawyers are recognised across 43 legal areas including the following, in which our Employment Relations team members were recognised for: Health and Aged Care Law, Labour and Employment Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law, Human Rights Law & Occupational Health and Safety Law.
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AUSTRALASIAN LAWYER FAST FIRM 2023
Listed since 2021 as an Australasian Lawyer Fast Firm, recognising Australia's fastest growing law firms.