Employment Law

Employment Law

What is Employment Law?
Australian Employment law involves agreements or contracts of employments between employers and employees and sub contractors, servants or agents.

Independent Contractors
Independent contractors usually have less protection under the law than employees. To ensure protection of their rights independent contractors should ensure that they regularly review their contracts to ensure that they have as much protection as possible. My Lawyers are able to help you negotiate appropriate contracts to maximize your rights and secure your interests.

What My Lawyers Can Do For You
My Lawyers are able to provide employment law advice and help you work through issues arising in employment agreements, employment contracts and independent contractor agreements. We are here to defend your employee rights in the case of unfair dismissal or unlawful termination.

We are able to assist you work in dealing with issues such as negotiating your next contract on the best possible terms. Additionally we can advise you on complex matters and disputes in the following areas:

  • Employment contracts

  • Breach of employment contract

  • Redundancy

  • Confidentiality clauses

  • Intellectual property protection

  • Restraint of trade (or non-competition) clauses

  • Termination of employment

  • Independent contractor agreements

  • Independent contractor disputes

  • Workers Rights


Take Urgent Action
Before signing and employment contract or independent contractor agreement, we recommend that you urgently contact My Lawyers employment lawyers and obtain independent legal advice in any matter involving employment law.

Get in Touch
To speak with one of our legal experts, please complete the contact form below or telephone us on (03) 8379 1000 to get in touch with us today.