Fair Work Australia:

The Fair Work Ombudsman provides information to all Australians, whether they are employers or employees, and offers information and advice relating to their workplace rights and liabilities. The Ombudsman is an entity independent from the government and carries out its own investigations and makes its own determinations. Some of the main functions of the Ombudsman include the following broad categories:

• The provision of information to the public about Australia’s workplace relations system;
• To educate the public in relation to fair work practices as well as the rights, liabilities and obligations of employers and employees;
• To ensure compliance with relevant Commonwealth law;
• Investigate complaints in relation to the breach of any law;
• Enforces the law through a process of litigation, where necessary;

Essentially, according to the Ombudsman himself, the Faith Work Ombudsman exists to create “harmonious, productive and cooperative workplace relations ... builds strong and effective relationships with industry, unions and other stakeholders”;^[1]

[1] Fair Work Ombudsman, “Our Role” <http://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/our-role> (accessed 19 October 2012)

The areas in which Fair Work Australia is active include the making, variation and termination of agreements, review and regulation of wages, administration of awards, the investigation of dismissals, disputes, entry notices and entry permits, and industrial actions. Whether you have had experience dealing with Fair Work Australia or are new to this system, you will benefit from the knowledge and skill that a solicitor who is familiar in this field can impart to you. Navado is in a position to provide employment legal advice in relation to these and related matters which may go before the national workplace relations tribunal.  We have a team of employment lawyers that assist clients with employment law on a regular basis.