About Tamsin

Tamsin provides public and private sector clients (including non-profit organisations) with practical advice and assistance in relation to a wide range of workplace and industrial relations issues, including termination of employment, sexual harassment, anti-discrimination, general protections, unfair dismissal, transfer of business, investigations, employment contracts and enterprise agreement approval.

Experience

• Sexual harassment

  Advising public and private sector clients on best practice in preventing sexual harassment in the workplace; reviewing and drafting best practice sexual harassment policies; assisting clients to navigate the complexities of sexual harassment investigations; and assisting to defend sexual harassment claims in the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

• Enterprise bargaining including for Victoria Police

  Assisting and advising Victoria Police and other clients throughout all stages of the bargaining process, including drafting and reviewing enterprise agreement amendments prior to the commencement of bargaining; providing advice in relation to union negotiations; providing advice in relation to pre-approval steps and assisting clients respond to requests for further information from the Fair Work Commission.

• Non-profit organisations

  Assisting non-profit organisations with various employment queries, including providing award coverage advice; advice about whether employees and contractors are appropriately characterised; and drafting simple employment contracts.

• Unfair dismissal, discrimination and general protections claims

  Assisting various public and private sector clients (including Court Services Victoria and non-profit organisations) defend discrimination, unfair dismissal and general protections claims in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Court.

• Due diligence and transfer of business

  Assisting private sector clients by drafting purchaser and vendor due diligence reports from an employment perspective, and providing advice in relation to transfer of business obligations under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).