Specialist Corporate and Commercial Lawyers
Employment Contracts and Workplace Policies
SWS Lawyers assists our clients in the preparation of employment contracts, including for casual, permanent, and executive level employees, as well as reviewing and advising on existing employment contracts. SWS Lawyers also assists our clients with preparing and reviewing workplace policies and procedures.
How we can help
- Drafting and providing advice in respect of employment contracts for permanent and casual employees
- Drafting and providing advice in respect of employment contracts for executive level employees
- Advising on and preparing variations to employment contracts
- Advising on disputes arising under employment contracts
- Reviewing and advising on existing employment contracts
- Drafting and reviewing workplace policies, including: Code of Conduct, Bullying and harassment policies
Expertise
A well-drafted employment contract is an important foundation for effectively managing employees. SWS Lawyers regularly reviews existing employment contracts for our clients to ensure that they are up to date and adequately protect the employer’s interests. Employment law is constantly changing, and we help our clients ensure that their employment contracts are kept up to date. We also draft employment contracts tailored to meet the needs of our clients. In addition, we prepare employment contracts for executives, addressing a number of issues that arise with respect to high-level employees, such as bonus arrangements, incentives and restraints. We also regularly work in cooperation with our Corporate and Commercial team in reviewing and providing advice in the context of commercial transactions.
SWS Lawyers also drafts and reviews employment contracts in conjunction with workplace policies and procedures. This provides our clients with a suite of up-to-date employment documents that align effectively and can be rolled out across the business.
We assist our clients put effective workplace policies into place, which provide a helpful framework for the employer’s expectations as to how employees are to act in the workplace. They also provide a useful performance management tool and can assist with managing various aspects of the workplace including taking leave, managing complaints and workplace surveillance.
Their approach is always professional and delivered at a standard comparable to a capital city law firm. It is the clear strategic direction that has always impressed me about the SWS team.
We believe their ability to combine first rate legal expertise, commercial judgement and strong negotiating skills is rare amongst lawyers and provides us with a real competitive advantage in corporate transactions. We use SWS because of their ability, not their post code.
The combination of rare legal expertise, commercial judgement and strong negotiating skills is rare amongst lawyers and provides us with a real competitive advantage in corporate transactions.
SWS has assisted with advice on securing and exercising complex property and commercial contractual rights and assisting with protracted contractual management and implementation. We value legal experts who can offer pragmatic and commercial legal solutions for our complicated matters. SWS Lawyers has consistently met these criteria.
The team at SWS Lawyers have already showcased their professionalism, commitment, positive can-do attitude and insight into our needs and have a clear understanding of the disability sector.
