Rigby Cooke Lawyers

Rigby Cooke Lawyers delivers Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory services to employers across Victoria, taking an integrated approach across the full spectrum of workplace relations matters.

• Advises on drafting, negotiating and interpreting individual employment contracts, contractor and consultancy agreements, enterprise agreements, and company policies and procedures.
• Handles employment litigation including unfair dismissal, general protections and breach of contract claims, and conducts audits of employee and industrial relations practices.
• Advises on industrial relations strategy during major workplace change such as restructures, mergers, acquisitions and outsourcing, including representation before industrial tribunals and courts.
• The Workplace Relations practice is recognised year on year in Doyle’s Employment Guides and The Best Lawyers in Australia, and was named in the Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) – Victoria, 2026 guide.

Best for: employers needing integrated legal advice spanning employment contracts, industrial relations disputes and workplace litigation.

Rigby Cooke Lawyers supports employers with Enterprise Bargaining and Enterprise Agreement (EA) Negotiations as part of its Victorian workplace relations practice.

• Develops enterprise bargaining strategies for employers negotiating enterprise agreements with employees and unions, and interprets awards and enterprise agreements.
• Provides training for client teams on the legal and practical elements of enterprise bargaining.
• Draws on team experience across unions, human resources and employer associations to inform negotiation strategy.

Best for: employers preparing for or currently in enterprise agreement negotiations with unions or employees.