Richard leads the employment and safety practice at Batch Mewing Lawyers.  He delivers practical and strategic solutions to employers of all sizes on difficult human resource issues, complex industrial relations matters and safety law issues.

Richard advises clients on how to build their relationship with their workforce on an individual and collective level.  He prioritises avoiding and managing disputes but if a dispute escalates he is an experienced litigator focused on delivering his clients’ preferred outcomes.

Richard has deep experience working with clients in all industries.

Working in house in “front line” industrial relations roles has given Richard the negotiating and advocacy skills he brings to his practice.  He appreciates the value of concise and practical advice.

Richard’s experience includes:

• Employment: Managing and resolving any difficult employment issue including dismissals, discrimination, sexual harassment, workplace investigations, underpayments and award interpretation/disputes.
• Industrial Relations: Planning, strategy, union relations, right of entry and enterprise agreements (drafting, negotiating, approval and disputes).
• Safety: defending prosecutions, incident response, dealing with safety regulators, advising and training employers on their duties.
• Litigation: Bringing and responding to claims of breach of confidentiality, restraint of trade and defamation/injurious falsehood.