About The Presenters

Joe is an employment relations lawyer with over 20 years’ experience specialising in workplace relations at mid-tier and employer associations.

His experience extends to providing advice and representation in matters across Australian tribunals and courts, including the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Courts of Australia. Joe has also successfully represented clients in various inquests and commissions of inquiry, including in the Independent Commission Against Corruption and various State Coroner’s Inquests and Inquiries.

Joe is sought out by clients for his expertise in redundancies, unfair dismissals, general protections (adverse action) claims, executive and complex dismissals and separations, discrimination claims, industrial disputes, managing long and short term injured workers, troublesome workers compensation claims, employee fraud, employee privacy and surveillance, investigations (including in connection with whistleblower complaints), and the defence of underpayment claims brought by employees, unions and the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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Zoe is an employment relations, industrial relations and WHS lawyer who has dedicated her career to assisting businesses and individuals navigate the complexities of the workplace relations system in managing difficult situations with legally and strategically sound solutions.

She has appeared on behalf of clients in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Fair Work Commission, Federal Circuit Court and the Supreme Court.

Zoe has worked on a range of matters including post-employment restraint disputes, executive retrenchments, workplace and WHS investigations, business restructuring, the modern award reviews and award interpretation and policy work, contract and policy drafting and disputes, and enterprise bargaining including complex negotiations and disputes, privacy and safety matters and agreement negotiations.

She has been recognised in Best Lawyers for Labour and Employment Law (Sydney) in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” listing in 2022 and again in 2023.

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