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Pooja Kapur
Associate
Employment, Workplace Health and Safety
I am an employment lawyer in Swaab’s employment law team. I am passionate about obtaining the most commercially sound outcomes for my clients and pride myself on my pragmatic and collaborative approach.
I advise my clients on various aspects of employment law such as the interpretation of modern awards, enterprise agreements and employment contracts, performance management, post-employment obligations, redundancy, workplace complaints, lawful dismissal procedures, and negotiated exits.
I have a proven ability to recognise the nuances of each case and respond with insightful solutions for my clients. I provide clients with up-to-date, tailored advice. I am presently undertaking a Masters of Labour Law and Relations at the University of Sydney.
Expertise:
- Employment Law
- Workplace Relations
- Discrimination
- Workplace Health and Safety
Practice & Industry Sectors
- Labour & Employment
Experience
I have acted on a range of personal and commercial matters. The workplace relations matters on which I have acted include:
- advising on unfair dismissal and general protection claims for both employers and executive employees
- advising companies in Work Health and Safety litigation
- advising companies on anti-discrimination and sexual harassment issues
- reviewing and drafting employment contracts for various clients
- reviewing and drafting independent contractor agreements for various clients
- reviewing and drafting deeds of settlement and release
- advising organisations and executive employees on post-employment rights and obligations
- advising organisations on the proper performance management of employees
- advising organisations on the management of injured employees
- reviewing and analysing modern awards for various positions
- advising organisations on lawful dismissal procedures in circumstances of serious misconduct, redundancies and for employees who have been unable to fulfil the inherent requirements of their role
- representing various clients in mediations
- generally providing strategic workplace relations advice for various clients.
Roles, membership, and education:
- Bachelor of Psychological Science (University of South Australia, 2014)
- Bachelor of Laws (University of South Australia, 2017)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (The Australian National University, 2018)
- Admission to the Supreme Court of NSW and to the High Court of Australia, 2018
- Masters of Labour Law and Relations (University of Sydney, commenced 2022)
- Member of the Law Society of NSW