Ashleigh assists clients in various industries on all aspects of labour and employment law, including unfair dismissal, adverse action and discrimination claims, restraint of trade, bargaining agreements and employee misconduct.
Ashleigh brings five years’ experience in the legal profession and has particular experience in assisting religious organisations and private schools in employment and employment-related matters.
The right to disconnect has now been introduced to Australian workplaces and there are practical steps employers can take to ensure compliance.
Several recent court decisions have tested the ‘right’ of employees to work remotely, providing further clarification for Australian employers.
As a result of the changes made to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in 2020, employers now have a positive duty to, as far as possible, eliminate workplace discrimination and sexual harassment.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.