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.
Start of Employment
During Employment
Ending Employment
Our Senior Team

Lisa Aitken
Managing Director

Christopher Campbell
Legal Director

Angela Engel
Special Counsel

Hamish Procter
Senior Associate

Preventing workplace sexual harassment
In this Employment Update we consider the National guidance material on Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment (‘the Guide’) recently released by Safe Work Australia. We will also reflect on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (‘AHRC’) most recent survey on sexual harassment in Australia, Everyone’s business: Fourth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces (the 2018 […]

PRESS RELEASE
Specialist Law firm celebrates 15 years on the coast
Specialist Employment Law Firm, Aitken Legal celebrates its 15th year of operating on the Sunshine Coast this month, at the same time as it expands to open its third office located in Melbourne. The last 15 years have seen the firm grow from a small home office in Founder Lisa Aitken’s house, to a strong […]

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
What does 2021 have in store? Significant change to IR Laws?
In this Employment Update we consider recent significant decisions affecting casual employment, the impact of COVID-19, and the named focus areas for IR Reform in Australia. Risks Associated with Casual Employment Last year the Full Federal Court decision of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato (“Rossato decision”) caused panic amongst employers of casual employees, with the […]

ALERT!
1.75% increase on 1 February 2021 for Group 3 Modern Awards
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in June 2020 made a decision to increase the National Minimum Wage by 1.75%, and for the same increase to be applied to the minimum rates in each Modern Award. The increase to Award wages were split into three groups with different operative dates: Group 1 – 1 […]
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