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Experience:
Luke has over 10 years experience in his specialist field of workplace relations, employment and safety law. In addition to Victoria, Luke has also worked extensively in the jurisdictions of New South Wales and South Australia, which gives him a unique perspective of the many challenges faced by employers in managing cross border business relations. Before joining Mills Oakley, Luke worked for a number of years at Clayton Utz in their Workplace Relations team and regularly advised large blue chip clients on matters ranging from implementing industrial strategies and defending industrial action to managing the often sensitive and complex nature of company restructuring and staff downsizing. Luke continues to advise companies ranging from large listed companies to mid size companies on the various and wide ranging issues in his area of expertise including for the hotel, food processing, retail, transport, media, printing, and insurance industries.
Expertise:
Luke's expertise includes:
- staff restructuring and transfer of employment, including redundancy;
- discrimination and equal opportunity;
- implementing appropriate industrial and workplace strategies including managing the enterprise bargaining process;
- compliance advice in meeting requirements under the Fair Work Act and modern awards;
- advice on compliance with occupational health and safety laws; and
- drafting and implementation of appropriate contracts and workplace policies into the workplace, including with respect to contractors.
Apart from his commercial and advisory background within his area of expertise, Luke also has strong litigation experience, having acted for a number of clients on matters such as defending industrial action, restraint of trade and protecting commercial confidence of information and trade secrets, defending occupational health and safety prosecutions, unfair and unlawful dismissal claims and breach of employment contracts. Luke is also a nationally accredited workplace trainer and regularly presents at seminars and conducts training workshops within his area of expertise.
Qualifications/memberships:
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Admitted to practice in SA, NSW, VIC
- Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
- Member of the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria
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Luke Connolly