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THE PEOPLE PUZZLE

Human resources law is about people. The law in this area can be complex but often isn't.
People are though.

Philosophy

Putting the Pieces Together

When the world around us becomes increasingly uncertain, managing people in their infinite variety just gets more and more challenging.

We can't solve the people puzzle for you but we can help you put enough pieces together to achieve a clearer, more productive picture.

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Expertise

Services & Strategy

01

Workplace Behaviour and Performance

  • Employee grievances and disputes
  • Performance management
  • Disciplinary action
02

Termination of Employment

  • Conduct and performance based dismissal
  • Worker incapacity or absence
  • Organisational restructures
03

Disputes

  • Responding to: unfair dismissal and General Protections claims
  • Sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying claims
04

Workplace Documentation

  • Employment contracts and independent contractor agreements
  • Enterprise agreements
  • Commission and incentive plans
  • Workplace policies and procedures
  • HR correspondence (e.g. warnings, performance improvement plans, requests for medical clearance)
05

Workplace Investigations

  • Confidential workplace investigations with, where applicable, the protection of legal professional privilege
06

Workplace Training

  • Equal opportunity, bullying and harassment training (online and face to face)
  • Employment law 101 training for your HR function
  • Front line management training
  • Privacy compliance training

PROFILE

Andrew Maher, B.A. (Hons) LLB (Hons). Principal

Andrew Maher - Principal

Andrew has worked as an employment and industrial relations lawyer for almost 25 years. After working as an associate to a presidential member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in 2002 and then in one of the country's major law firms, Andrew co-founded HR Legal in 2009 and sibling commercial firm CIE Legal, remaining as a partner of CIE Legal for over a decade.

Andrew has been retained as legal counsel and workplace and privacy law advisor by the peak industry body in the market and social research industry for over twenty years and, as part of his role, co-drafted the current Market and Social Research Industry Award which covers that industry.

Having represented and advised many household names, including a number of global automotive companies, Andrew's vision for The People Puzzle is to make your job as a people manager simpler.

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