Team Members

Isabella Clements

Associate
Isabella is an associate in the workplace relations and safety team. With more than five years’ legal industry experience, she provides practical, commercial advice on employment and safety law issues.

Isabella is an associate in the workplace relations and safety team. With more than five years’ legal industry experience, she provides practical, commercial advice on employment and safety law issues.

Isabella’s expertise extends to employment disputes such as underpayment, unfair dismissal, discrimination, adverse action matters and workers’ compensation. She regularly acts for clients in state and federal courts and tribunals, ensuring robust representation and effective resolution of complex employment matters.

Committed to delivering clear and effective solutions, she combines her knowledge of employment law with a pragmatic approach tailored to each client’s needs. Isabella’s dedication and collaborative style make her a valued member of the team.

  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Griffith University
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – Queensland University of Technology
  • Advising clients in relation to modern award coverage, enterprise agreements and underpayment claims.
  • Advising clients on various employment matters including managing ill and injured employees, disciplinary matters, termination and redundancy.
  • Assisting clients with discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment matters.
  • Representing clients in state and federal courts, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and Fair Work Commission.
  • Undertaking and advising on workplace investigations.
  • Drafting employment contracts, workplace policies and individual flexibility agreements.
  • Assisting clients with flexible working requests, working from home and the right to disconnect.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Managing alcohol risks at work: how a poorly drafted policy cost an employer $63,500

In the recent decision of Tamati v MQT Pty Ltd , the Fair Work Commission found that an employee’s dismissal for refusing to take an alcohol breath test was unfair because the employer’s drug and alcohol policy was unclear and had not been properly applied.

One year on: lessons for employers from the Closing Loopholes legislation

A year since many of the changes from the Closing Loopholes legislation came in effect, here are the key takeaways for employers.

Federal Court delivers historic $90 million fine to Qantas for 1,820 illegal dismissals

Qantas has been ordered to pay the ‘largest fine in Australian industrial relations law history’ for illegally sacking 1,820 of its employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.