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Alice Woods

LLB

Senior Associate - Brisbane

Areas of Expertise

Workplace Relations & Safety

Contact Alice

61+ 7 3135 0577 alice.woods@holdingredlich.com

Expertise

Alice is an experienced workplace relations and safety lawyer. Alice has experience advising public, private and State, Commonwealth and local government clients on all aspects of the employment relationship, from transactions and engagement of new employees, to workplace disputes, employee management and investigations.

Prior to commencing employment with Holding Redlich, Alice was employed by Crown Law in one of its Workplace Law teams for almost two years, performing public sector employment work. 

Experience

Alice’s experience includes:

Employment management

  • discipline processes, including drafting show cause documentation 
  • managing employee poor performance and conduct (including bullying and sexual harassment) 
  • managing employee illness and absenteeism, independent medical examination processes and ill health retirement
  • employment contracts, consultancy and contractor agreements 
  • workplace policies and procedures (including State and Commonwealth whistleblower legislation)
  • workplace drug and alcohol management
  • compliance, interpretation and enforcement of awards and enterprise agreements 
  • termination of employment
  • protection of confidential information and restraints
  • work health and safety.

Investigation and complaints

  • employee grievances including under the State regime
  • undertaking or advising on workplace investigations.

Litigation

  • representing employers in unfair dismissal and adverse action claims
  • defending the State in complaints of discrimination, victimisation, public interest disclosure reprisal, sexual harassment, human rights breaches, and public service appeals
  • appearing for employers at conciliation conferences in the Queensland Human Rights Commission, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, and Fair Work Commission
  • instructing Counsel at trials for discrimination, victimisation and public interest disclosure reprisal matters in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, Industrial Court of Queensland and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
  • representing the State in public service appeals and WorkCover appeals to and from the Regulator.

Contracts and transactions

  • drafting employment contracts and consultancy and contractor agreements
  • advising on employment aspects of sale of business transactions, including preparing due diligence reports.

Publications

18 August 2021 - Knowledge

Court raises the bar on compensation for sexual harassment and discrimination in Queensland

#Workplace Relations & Safety

The Industrial Court of Queensland has dramatically increased the compensation for a woman who was tormented, humiliated and sexually harassed by her employer for 14 months.

Upcoming Seminars

16 Feb 21 to 07 Dec 21

National ports program 2021

Holding Redlich is pleased to invite you to our webinar series designed for port and terminal owners and operators. These webinars will provide insights on the current trends and issues that matter to you. Now more than ever ports are vital nodes in an increasingly complex web of trade routes that span the globe. COVID 19 is forcing most of us to reconsider how we do things, and ports are no exceptions. This series will look at how Australian ports might navigate the challenges and opportunities posed by 2020, and how 2021 might be their most interesting year ever.

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20 Apr 21 to 23 Nov 21

Queensland Government seminar series 2021

Holding Redlich is pleased to invite you to our 2021 Queensland Government webinar series which we have tailored specifically for lawyers working within Queensland Government departments, statutory bodies and authorities and government-owned corporations in Queensland. These monthly seminars will offer you insights, updates and practical tips from our experts on topics which we consider to be particularly relevant for lawyers acting in the Queensland public sector this year.

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16 Sep 21

Ports and the rise of hydrogen | 2021 Ports series

Green hydrogen has enormous potential as a fuel of the future and as one of the pathways to zero emissions. It is a topic which is generating significant interest within government and industry. Australia is, indeed, well-placed to capitalise on this potential given our renewable energy resources, track record and expertise in exporting energy to the world. What then are the opportunities and challenges for Australian ports in this emerging sector? This session will consider these issues and provide some practical insights from our guest panellists

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