To retain talent and foster a culture driven to excel, true business leaders set the tone with best practice employment policies, procedures and training in place. With risks reduced from the outset, your employee productivity, brand value and presence in the marketplace is ready to soar.

Putting these foundations in place at the outset minimizes the risk of disputes in the future. For example, our "plain speaking," scenario-driven, face-to-face workplace training modules have been adopted by clients as a core tactic of their workplace strategy.

Benefit from our intuitive understanding of risk, thanks to more than 20 years of experience in the field and the backgrounds of our employment and labor team—former management consultants, corporate executives, and in-house counsel experienced in the micro and macro level of workplace issues and negotiations with employees and national unions.

We provide best practice contracts, policies and procedures, manuals, compliance systems and training modules across all employment areas—from advice and counselling through to equal employment, diversity and discrimination, health and safety, enterprise bargaining, union and employee negotiations, and remuneration and bonus schemes. We also have a registered migration lawyer who can assist you with Australian immigration matters.

From recruitment to termination, our team will help you anticipate, manage and resolve issues arising during the entire employment lifecycle.

When an issue arises, you can be confident in our swift and practical approach—the quicker the complaint is dealt with, the more likely the outcome will be positive for you and your employee—and our particular skill in conducting investigations into complaints within your workplace.

Be supported by a team who is repeatedly recognized as a leading employment and labor team in the Asia Pacific, serving a loyal client base of blue-chip companies in finance, retail, property and construction, hospitality, telecommunications, transport and logistics, media, and energy and resources.

Whether you are a local or global business, with our global coverage, our offices are portals that connect you to legal talent when and where you need it—around the corner or around the world.

Recognition

Hat Trick of Honors: Dentons lawyers shine nationally in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia™

April 17, 2025

Dentons is proud to announce that its senior lawyers have been recognised across all three individual award categories in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia^™. In total, 40 lawyers have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ (2026 Edition), after being nominated by their peers as leading practitioners in their fields of practice, spanning 39 specialties.

Dentons promotes one partner and 17 senior lawyers

July 1, 2024

Dentons, has proudly announced the promotion of one partner and 17 senior lawyers, effective 1 July, 2024.

Dentons recognised in inaugural Best Law Firms in Australia accolades

May 30, 2024

Dentons has been recognised in the inaugural Best Law Firms in Australia accolades (2025 edition) by The Best Lawyers in Australia^TM.

Insights

Psychosocial hazards in the workplace – preparing for Victoria’s new regulations

May 21, 2025

Australia: In this Dentons IR Insights podcast, Employment & Safety Partner Paul O'Halloran and Solicitor Michelle Huang delve into the topic of psychosocial hazards.

Labor enters second term: What does this mean for Australian employers?

May 8, 2025

Australia: Election day in Australia brough with it a historic victory for the Australian Labor Party, the scale of which had not been seen in recent memory, returning the Albanese Government for a second term. With the Greens currently projected to hold the sole balance of power in the Senate, it seems that the stage is set for continued sweeping industrial relations reform, following changes introduced across the previous three years (see the Secure Jobs, Better Pay and Closing Loopholes legislation). 

Freedom of speech in the workplace and brand protection from a plaintiff lawyer perspective

April 23, 2025

Australia: In this Dentons IR Insights podcast, Employment & Safety Partner Paul O'Halloran sits down with renowned workplace lawyer Josh Bornstein to discuss freedom of speech, employee rights in Australia, and the legal protections available to employees.

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News and Events

Upcoming events

Dentons IR Insights: Key developments in Public Sector employment

June 25, 2025

In this webinar, Jackie Hamilton, Partner, explores key decisions and areas of risk impacting upon employment in a public sector environment.

Dentons IR Insights: Accessorial liability for workplace law breaches

July 23, 2025

Paul O’Halloran, Partner, chats with a leading industrial barrister about what it means to be an accessory to workplace laws and tips for defending claims which involve accessories to contraventions under the Fair Work Act. 

Dentons IR Insights: Fundraising for startups including essential insights on employee incentive plans

August 27, 2025

Key considerations for venture capital fundraising for startups and discuss the life cycle of venture capital funding.

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Recent Press Releases

Hat Trick of Honors: Dentons lawyers shine nationally in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia™

April 17, 2025

Dentons is proud to announce that its senior lawyers have been recognised across all three individual award categories in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia^™. In total, 40 lawyers have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ (2026 Edition), after being nominated by their peers as leading practitioners in their fields of practice, spanning 39 specialties.

Cross-border Dentons team advises Tricon Energy on establishment of Australia and New Zealand business

October 7, 2024

Dentons, the world’s largest global firm, has advised Houston-based distribution, trading, and logistics firm, Tricon Energy on setting up its business in Australia and New Zealand as part of its purchase agreement to acquire eXsource, a specialty polymer distributor, from Qenos.

Dentons national Employment & Safety expertise complimented with addition of Partner Jackie Hamilton and two special counsel

October 1, 2024

Dentons’ national Employment & Safety expertise elevates threefold, with the addition, from Holding Redlich, of Partner, Jackie Hamilton and Special Counsel, Lara Hues and Christie Toy to its Brisbane office. The growth follows the appointment in Sydney of Employment & Safety Partners Justin Le Blond and Persephone Stuckey-Clarke, along with their team in March.

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