Decipher Workplace Law

Decipher Workplace Law provides Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory services across Australia, based in Melbourne, offering strategic legal guidance on complex people and workplace issues.

• Two highly experienced employment lawyers, Sarah Blackman and Bec Ellis, with more than 30 years of combined experience across all Australian jurisdictions and prior in-house roles at major corporations.
• Services encompass employee exits and redundancies, workplace change projects, employment contracts and people policies, people governance frameworks, nationally accredited mediation, and workplace investigations into sexual harassment, bullying and policy breaches.
• Provides tailored training for HR and people leaders on employment law fundamentals, managing restructures and appropriate workplace behaviour, emphasising pragmatic, cost-effective solutions.
• Office-based in Hawthorn East, Victoria; competitive pricing without the overheads of larger law firms.

Best for: employers and HR practitioners seeking practical employment law advice on people issues, from employee exits and change management to dispute resolution.

Decipher Workplace Law conducts Workplace Investigations nationally, with accredited investigators examining allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, misconduct and policy breaches.

• Experience responding to workplace sexual harassment matters through prior work with the Australian Human Rights Commission and workplace litigation.
• Investigations delivered with pragmatic, efficient processes and available across diverse industries and workplace contexts.
• Detailed findings and recommendations provided to help employers understand employee conduct matters, manage legal risk and protect workplace culture.

Best for: employers requiring independent investigation of sexual harassment allegations or serious workplace misconduct.