Tim is a senior industrial relations practitioner and has practised in the area for more than 25 years. He also provides strategic and operational advice on all aspects of the health and aged care industries including legislative compliance, human resources and business drivers.

He has acted for significant clients including the not-for-profit sector, private providers, and government. He has been involved in many of the landmark workplace relations decisions in these sectors.

Tim also specialises in resolving industrial matters in their operational context understanding that solutions must work sustainably for the enterprise as a whole.

His broad expertise is drawn from considerable experience and covers all aspects of workplace relations and employment issues. More recently Tim has been assisting large aged and health care providers navigate enterprise agreement bargaining, contested enterprise bargaining approvals and termination of enterprise agreements during a period of significant legislative change.

Tim also serves as the firm’s Pro Bono Partner, providing strategic advice to the firm’s already well-established Community Partnerships Program. He has been a guest lecturer with The University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology’s School of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and also maintains an active membership on Queensland Law Society’s Elder Law Committee, of which he has been a member since 1999.

Read Tim’s latest publications:

  Lessons from the biggest underpayment claim in Australian history

  Fox v Infosys: How an employee was able to ‘double dip’ his long service leave entitlements in India and Queensland

  Key modern award changes – Shutdown periods and penalty rates for Professional Employees

  Up close and Personnel: ATO updates its guidance on the definition of an ‘employee’ for businesses’ withholding obligations