Frances Thomas Email & Phone Number

ExpertiseI specialise in employment, industrial and discrimination law and workplace relations in the private and public sectors.I have also practised as a solicitor in England & Wales and worked in-house for a property developer in South Africa. My experience includes:1. Engagement, performance management, flexible work arrangements, absence management and termination2. Dispute resolution and avoidance strategies for termination of employment, managing respect at work, incapacity and illness, redundancy, breach of fiduciary duties and misuse of confidential information3. Conducting and advising on, workplace investigations into complaints of bullying, sexual harassment, misconduct and code of conduct breaches4. Representation, advocacy, instructing counsel in tribunals and courts in discrimination complaints, unfair dismissals, general protections, contract disputes and industrial disputes5. Drafting and interpreting contracts of employment, enterprise agreements and policies for public and private sector employers and advice on workplace structures6. State and Federal employment and workplace compliance7. Enterprise bargaining and agreement-making8. Public sector employment processes

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Dispute Resolution, Dispute, Courts, and 12 others.