SERVICES

Gemma Mayes provides prompt, practical advice on all aspects of employment law and corporate immigration applications.

Gemma’s experience includes:

• Conducting independent employment investigations across a range of industries (including the public sector)
• Drafting, reviewing and advising on all types of employment agreements and policies (including for State Sector employers).
• Providing legal opinions on a wide range of employment law matters.
• Attending disciplinary meetings for employers and employees.
• Negotiating exits and drafting settlement agreements.
• Due diligence reporting in relation to the sale or purchase of a business.
• Acting as counsel and junior counsel in numerous Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court hearings on a variety of issues, including:
• Raising and defending personal grievance actions (including multiple interim reinstatement applications).
• Seeking declarations on the lawfulness of proposed strike action.
• Enforcement of restraint of trade provisions.
• Interpretation of conflicting provisions of a collective agreement.
• Preliminary jurisdiction hearings on the 90 day limitation period and employee/independent contractor status.
• Regularly representing clients at mediations to seek early resolution of employment disputes.
• Assisting with corporate immigration applications across a range of categories (in particular, work visas for senior employees) and providing general immigration advice.