Kirsty is an employment specialist with over 20 years’ experience advising ASX-listed companies, private organisations, government-owned corporations and for-purpose bodies.
She is a trusted advisor to boards, general counsel, people directors and their teams on strategic workforce planning and structuring, regulatory risks and industrial relations reforms, enterprise bargaining, industrial action (including multi-site industrial campaigns), right of entry, Fair Work Commission disputes and employment litigation.
Kirsty primarily supports clients in energy and resources, manufacturing, infrastructure, health and not-for profit sectors. Kirsty has worked both in Australia and the UK as an Employment lawyer. Her experience covers all employment aspects of transactions including transfer of employment, post-acquisition restructuring, employment liabilities, executive matters, W&I insurance, enterprise bargaining and industrial relations risks and opportunities assessment as well as assisting clients to avoid, or minimise the impact of, employment disputes as a consequence of the transaction process.
Clients also seek Kirsty’s expertise on the management and implementation of continuous improvement processes, highly sensitive workforce planning, investigations and compliance and conduct matters with serious reputational implications.
Kirsty is a significant contributor to pro-bono and community work, is an advisory council member to the charity, Yalari and a director of Housing 4 Change Limited.
Kirsty’s expertise includes:
- Strategic industrial relations and disputes
- Governance practices
- Complex investigations
- Workforce planning and transformation
