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ABOUT TIM MCDONALD
Tim McDonald heads up the national workplace practice at Moray & Agnew,
advising on and representing clients in relation to all aspects of employment and
industrial law, including in relation to work health and safety, discrimination, bullying
and harassment, management of injured workers and termination of employment.
Over the last 20 years, Tim has advised employers from a broad range of industries
including insurance, local government, security, hospitality, retail, health,
manufacturing, clerical, transport and logistics, real estate, building and construction,
education and mining. These clients include some of Australia’s largest companies.
Tim regularly acts as lead advocate for a range of employer groups and industries
before federal and state industrial tribunals and courts, including running several test
cases on such issues as work and family, working hours, redundancy, pay equity, secure
employment, part-time work and penalty rates. Tim has also represented employers
in complex industrial disputes in relation to Award and enterprise agreements, and in
precedent-setting litigation, most recently in relation to the technical issue of the date
from which a dismissal takes effect.
Tim was previously the senior adviser to the Commonwealth Minister for Employment
and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Public Sector, and has been the Director
– Employment Relations of the Employer’s Federation, a peak council.
Tim is a Law Society Accredited Specialist in Industrial & Employment law and is a
member of the Advisory Committee for the Law Society Specialist Accreditation
Employment & Industrial Law.
FIRM PROFILE
Moray & Agnew is a leading national law firm with a distinctive approach. With over
570 people, including 90 partners, we serve clients Australia-wide from offices in
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle and Perth. Over the last decade
the firm has tripled in size to service the growth of national and international clients
while continuing to focus on state and regional clients.
FIRM PROFILE
• Industrial Relations & Employment Law
• Dismissal disputes, including unfair dismissals,
general protections and contract claims
• Discrimination, bullying and harassment
• Work Health Safety
• Restraint of trade and confidentiality
• Managing injured worker and disciplinary
issues, workplace investigations
• Employment contracts, policies and
procedures and workplace training
• Strategic workforce planning, employee
entitlements and independent contractors
• Industrial issues, including Enterprise
bargaining, Award coverage and industrial
action
• Restructuring, transfer of business and
regulatory issues
• Workers Compensation
• Insurance law
• Commercial law CONTACT
Tim McDonald - Workplace Practice group Leader and Partner
Moray & Agnew
Email: | Website: moray.com.au
TIM MCDONALD
Partner at Moray & Agnew Lawyers
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GAME CHANGER AWARDS 2017