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As strikes can bring businesses to a standstill, expert IR advice is critical.
Our team of experienced industrial relations lawyers partner with you to develop your labour relations strategies. From advising on requests for trade union recognition to mitigating the impact of strikes, our expertise enables you to manage complex challenges.
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Trade union recognition
A request for trade union recognition can be unsettling for any business. With only a few days to respond, deciding how to move towards the best outcome is a real challenge. The same is true when you come to renegotiate a collective agreement.
Our team provides practical and strategic advice. We’ll guide you through all stages of a process, from responding to a trade union’s request, to conducting negotiations and defending any application made to the Central Arbitration Committee. We have also won appeals over trade union recognition at all levels up to the Supreme Court.
We’ve helped businesses to conclude modern, light-touch collective agreements, as well as to conduct campaigns following which employees ultimately voted against union recognition once they understood its implications.
