Jonathon enjoys partnering with senior management and HR to provide practical solutions to complex issues.

Prior to Edge Legal, Jonathon started his career in Human Resources and was the Employee Relations Manager for a large hospitality employer of over 1000 employees where he gained significant experience and expertise in ‘on the ground’ employee and industrial relations matters.

Jonathon’s experience includes:

• All aspects of enterprise bargaining, including bargaining ‘at the table’, agreement approval and appearing in the Fair Work Commission in relation to enterprise agreement disputes

• Conducting workplace investigations

• Managing injured employees and fitness for work issues

• Employment contracts and workplace policies

• Defending unfair dismissal claims and general protections claims

• Award compliance and underpayment of wages claims

Jonathon has a particular interest and expertise in modern award compliance and enterprise bargaining. His ‘in-house’ experience with large employers has given him a deep understanding of the practical issues regularly faced by management and HR and how to respectfully resolve them.