Kate Oaten

Lawyer
Phone: 03 8600 6084
Email: koaten(at)aitken.com.au
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Teams

• Dispute Resolution Lawyers
• Workplace Relations Lawyers

Kate is a lawyer in our Workplace Relations and Dispute Resolution teams. She won the Freehills Prize for the top student in Employment Law at Melbourne University for 2009.

Kate’s recent experience includes:

• Advising in respect of the Work Health and Safety reforms;

• Adverse action claims and unfair dismissal claims at Fair Work Australia;

• Sexual harassment and discrimination claims in the Federal Court;

• Sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying matters;

• Advising employers and employees in respect of terminations and redundancies;

• Interpreting and advising on Awards and Enterprise Agreements;

• Drafting, interpreting, reviewing and enforcing employment contracts;

• Advising on restraint of trade clauses;

• Drafting and reviewing workplace policies such as sexual harassment, bullying and victimisation, social networking, workplace social functions, work health and safety and privacy;

• Advising in respect of employee minimum entitlements, including parental leave;

• Enforcement of orders; and

• Debt recovery.