Lawyers for Employers
Aitken Legal is a specialist Employment Law Firm – we only practice employment law and work only with Employers.
We help Employers meet their workplace obligations and minimise their risk when managing employees.
Don’t make protecting your business a costly afterthought – talk to one of our experienced employment lawyers.
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During Employment
Ending Employment
Our Senior Team

Lisa Aitken
Managing Director

Christopher Campbell
Legal Director

Angela Engel
Senior Special Counsel

Hamish Procter
Special Counsel
Awards


EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Christmas party tips & traps
This time every year, Aitken Legal reminds employers to protect themselves from the risks which often arise during workplace Christmas parties. End of year workplace celebrations are a great way to reward staff and encourage team bonding, which are both key contributors to developing and maintaining strong team relationships. However, the workplace Christmas party can […]
EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
New enforcement powers for sexual harassment
In December 2022, through the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 (Cth), a new positive duty was placed on employers and other persons conducting a business or undertaking (‘PCBU’s’) to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sex related discrimination and harassment behaviours in the workplace. The Federal Government’s Respect@Work […]
EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Overtime: to pay or not to pay
This Employment Update examines a recent and significant decision involving a wage theft class action in the Federal Court, which was brought by a group of employees seeking payment for overtime they worked “regularly and extensively” without formal authorisation from their employer. While the decision dealt with an interpretation of the text of the employer’s […]
EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Employee’s drunken urination on co-worker not linked to employment
This Employment Update examines the High Court’s recent decision to uphold an employer’s appeal against a decision where $432,000 in damages was awarded to an employee who suffered a psychological injury after a co-worker urinated on his face while he was sleeping. This decision provides much needed clarity for employers on the issue of vicarious […]
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