Heather Richardson
Special Counsel

Employment & Workplace
Expertise
- Employment contracts and workplace policies
- Advice on Awards and Enterprise Agreements
- Restraints
- Protection of confidential information and intellectual property
- Engagement and termination of employees and contractors
- Redundancy and restructuring
- Executive restructuring
- Performance management and disciplinary procedures
- General protections and adverse action
- Advice on anti-discrimination laws, bullying and harassment
- Unfair dismissal
Experience
- Successfully defended a general protections claim in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
- Advised on complex executive restructuring matters.
- Provided early employment law advice to minimise litigation risk.
- Supported early resolution of disputes to reduce employer cost and exposure.