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Piers Mitchem
Special Counsel
Hall & Wilcox
Piers is a senior lawyer experienced in all areas of employment and industrial relations law. He has acted in a range of industrial and employment litigation matters and regularly acts for clients in general protections and unfair dismissal matters in the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Court.
Piers has specialised experience in defending work health safety prosecutions across a range of industries, as well as in enterprise bargaining and industrial litigation.
He frequently advises clients on all aspects of the enterprise agreement making process, including enterprise agreement negotiations, compliance with good faith bargaining requirements, industrial action, and enterprise agreement transfer and approval applications.
Piers also has expertise in executive employment matters, including executive remuneration, restraint of trade and confidentiality issues.
SESSIONS
2:40
Panel: Managing conduct vs performance
This panel session exposes real-world scenarios where misclassifying issues or mishandling communications lead to employee claims, costly disputes, and regulatory action, showing HR leaders exactly how to act decisively to reduce risk.
Critical distinctions between conduct (behavioural breaches) vs performance (capability or output issues) and why mismanagement of either can trigger legal exposure.
Practical frameworks for early intervention, defensible investigations, and structured performance feedback to protect your organisation.
Panelist:
Sydney: Alicia Mataere, Partner, Holman Webb
Sydney: Brigid Clark, Partner, Addisons
Sydney: Kate Kossain, Special Counsel, Maddocks
Sydney: Clare Kerley, Partner, Hall & Wilcox
Melbourne: Adam Lambert, Principal Solicitor, KHQ Lawyers
Melbourne: Gerard Twomey, Senior Associate, Maddocks
Melbourne: Peter McNulty, Partner, Ashurst
Melbourne: Piers Mitchem, Special Counsel, Hall & Wilcox