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Charlotte graduated with
a Bachelor of Law from Victoria
in 2004 and was admitted to the bar in the same year.
Charlotte began
working at Kensington Swan in 2007 and was promoted to Associate in
2009. Charlotte
is part of the Employment Law Team as well as the firm’s specialist
Health and Safety Team.
Prior to joining Kensington
Swan Charlotte worked in the area of commercial litigation, as
an investigation officer for the Office of the Privacy
Commissioner and as a solicitor for another boutique employment
law firm.
Focusing on employment law and
health and safety, Charlotte
provides advice on all employment and health issues including:
 Employment
agreements
Policies
and procedures
Disciplinary
issues
Personal
grievances
The
Holiday Act
Health
and safety
Privacy
Due
diligence
Charlotte
regularly attends mediations and appears in the Employment Relations
Authority and the District Court. Charlotte
has also acted for clients in relation to complaints made to the
Health and Disability Commissioner and the Office of the Privacy
Commissioner.
In addition, Charlotte
regularly presents seminars and writes articles on employment and
health and safety issues.
Recent Publications
Transferring a traditional public holiday is not allowed, even if there is mutual agreement from both parties. Article re-produced courtesy of Employment Today, February/March 2008 Issue 126. (pdf 156kb) READ MORE
Failure to take an employee's medical condition into account led to two personal grievance claims. Article re-produced courtesy of Employment Today, September/October 2008 Issue 132. (pdf 196 kb) READ MORE
When it comes to working with danger, how much is too much. If a risk cannot be properly managed, work should not proceed. Article re-produced courtesy of Employment Today, November 2008 Issue 133. (pdf 216 kb) READ MORE
A mining company, a mine manager and a geologist consultant were fined and ordered to pay reparations after a miner lost his life in a mining accident. Article re-produced courtesy of Contractor (NZ), August 2008, page 70. (pdf 132 kb) READ MORE
Alcholism and drug dependency are disabilities covered by the Human Rights Act... Article re-produced courtesy of Contractor, March 2008. (pdf 140 kb) READ MORE
The focus is on what you can do to get things right when dealing with a workplace incident. Article re-produced courtesy of Industrial Safety News, Volume 4, Issue 3, June/July 2009. (pdf 100 kb) READ MORE
Motivating workplace safety is an ongoing issue in all businesses. Article re-produced courtesy of Industrial Safety News, Volume 4, Issue 1 Feb/Mar 2009. (pdf 120 kb) READ MORE
You're Fired - exiting employees who hold you back. It's not an easy topic to discuss, both for relationship and legal reasons. (pdf 368kb) Article re-produced courtesy of MediaWeb Ltd READ MORE
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