Jack Howe

Senior Associate

Expertise

Aged Care and Retirement, Not-for-profit, State Government QLD, Employment Relations and Safety

M: +61 417 301 411
T: +61 7 3233 8739

Jack is a Senior Associate in the Employment Relations and Safety team, with experience delivering strategic advice across a range of employment relations matters in both the private and public sectors.

Representing large and medium-sized private companies and public entities across a variety of industries. Jack specialises in a broad range of employment and industrial disputes and litigated matters.

He provides assistance across the full employment lifecycle, from preparing employment contracts, to assisting with issues and disputes arising during employment, and representing clients in litigated matters. Jack often appears in the Fair Work Commission, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and Queensland Human Rights Commission.

Jack is a former Associate to a Member of the Fair Work Commission, and has a keen understanding of Fair Work Commission processes and potential impacts of litigation. Jack uses his experience to identify practical solutions for his clients serving their business needs.

Read Jack’s latest publications

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

Experience

Large home care provider

Providing ongoing assistance to a large home care provider on a broad range of national employment issues, including successfully bargaining for a single interest enterprise agreement across more than 30 different franchised offices.

Large private sector business

Assisting a large private sector client to resolve a general protections court claim on commercially beneficial terms, including securing undertakings to protect the client’s confidential information.

Various not-for-profit organisations

Representing several separate not-for-profit organisations in respect of complex and ongoing litigation involving allegations of discriminatory conduct.

Large private sector entity

Assisting a large private sector entity with ongoing payroll auditing processes, providing interpretation advice on more than a dozen applicable industrial instruments.