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NRF appoints employment and labour partner
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has appointed employment and labour partner Melinda Bell.
Jess Feyder
Ms Bell joins from Hall & Wilcox and has over 15 years of experience providing strategic and practical advice on employment and industrial relations law issues. Her advice covers general employment law, commercial transactions, enterprise bargaining and industrial relations, underpayment issues and investigations.
Ms Bell also advises on unfair dismissal, general protections and industrial dispute matters at the Fair Work Commission.
NRF chief executive partner in Australia Alison Deitz commented: “The new federal government’s industrial relations agenda is sweeping and will have extensive impacts on clients. Reforms may pose substantial risk to some business models, and all businesses will have to navigate highly technical changes.
“Coming on top of challenges organisations face in managing their workforces in the COVID-19 environment, our clients will experience unprecedented levels of complexity in how they manage workplace related risks.
“Melinda has a long history of providing this advice to international and domestic clients, and will be a strong addition to our Melbourne and national employment and labour teams.”
Ms Bell discussed her reasons for joining NRF, noting the firm’s ability to provide seamless cross-border advice to multinational organisations across a range of industries.
“The firm is keenly focused on the multitude of risks that organisations need to manage daily,” she said.
“Joining a strong national employment and labour team, as well as a global partnership of workplace and risk advisors will bring substantial benefits to my practice and clients, both in Australia and overseas.”
