Andrew Rich is the Practice Group Leader of Industrial and Employment Law in the Brisbane office of Slater & Gordon. He was attracted to this area of the law as it enables him to do what he can to protect, support and advance the rights of working men and women in their employment.
Andrew's extensive experience both as a barrister and solicitor in Sydney and Brisbane includes working in-house for the CPSU as an industrial officer and a national legal officer.
He regularly advises unions and employees operating in both the state and federal public sectors, as well as, the private sector.
Andrew has experience in the entire range of law relating to employment including administrative law, workers compensation, anti-discrimination, and industrial and employment law. He has conducted industrial disputes, freedom of association and duress cases, unfair contract claims, breach of contract and misrepresentation claims, unfair and unlawful dismissal cases, and claims of discrimination and harassment. He has also acted in union rules and demarcation matters, as well as, being involved in award and agreement making.
It was Slater & Gordon's strong history of representing trade unions and the opportunity of providing better services to workers in Queensland that attracted Andrew to Slater & Gordon.
Expertise
- Industrial law
- Employment law
- Human rights law
- Trade union experience
- Wills, Probates & Estates
Career history
- Slater & Gordon since 2008 (practice group leader)
- 2004 - 2008, Barrister in NSW & QLD
- 2000 - 2004, CPSU (national legal officer)
- 2000 - 2001, CPSU (industrial officer)
- 1998 - 2000, Blake Dawson Waldron (lawyer)
Memberships & associations
- Australian Labor Party
- Queensland Industrial Relations Society
- Australian Labour Law Association
Professional qualifications & admissions
- 1999 Admitted, Supreme Court of New South Wales
- 1999 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law
- 1997 Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Queensland
- 1994 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Queensland
Languages other than English