Michaela Moloney

Managing broad ranging payroll compliance projects in a variety of industries including advising on industrial agreement coverage and interpretation, stakeholder communication, regulatory reporting and response and developing practical, tailored remediation processes.

Managing large scale investigations into employee conduct and bullying on behalf of a number of health organisations, including providing advice in respect of a concurrent investigation by WorkSafe.

Supporting the internal investigation by a sporting organisation of a high-profile incident involving player misconduct and providing advice on the subsequent disciplinary process.

Providing advice to a large construction company on industrial relations issues associated with a significant road project including advice on industrial strategy, right of entry, enterprise agreement interpretation and responding to protected industrial action to minimise its effect on operations.

Successfully defending a number of general protections, unfair dismissal and discrimination claims brought against Victoria public hospitals by both employees and patients.

Advising a number of sporting organisations on the development of policy that guides applications by transgender and gender diverse sports people to participate in professional sporting competitions.

Successfully defending a number of Australian universities and secondary schools in unfair dismissal, general protections, breach of contract and discrimination claims brought by both employees and students.

Acting for a federal government agency in enterprise bargaining including providing advice on compliance with the APS Bargaining Policy, good faith bargaining orders, assessing the proposed agreement against the BOOT and to ensure compliance with the Fair Work Act requirements and developing individual flexibility agreements under the new Agreement.

Advising on the management of workplace relations issues in a major outsourcing transaction by one of Australia's leading energy suppliers.

Providing advice and assistance on the management of long term injured employees for a number of large employers in the manufacturing and health industries.

Delivering training to a state government department on conducting effective workplace investigations, particularly dealing with out of hours conduct and employee conduct that amounts to a criminal offence.

Advising a national importation business on the enforceability of post-employment restraints in its employment agreements and successfully obtaining an injunction in the Federal Court of Australia to prevent an employee continuing to operate a business in competition.

Providing advice to a state government department on the interpretation of enterprise agreement provisions and transfer of business issues arising from the transfer of services from the department to private sector providers.

Advising a large manufacturing employer on the management of unlawful industrial action, including seeking injunctive relief to prevent industrial action.