{"id":144,"date":"2023-01-25T01:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maguirelegal.com.au\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:03:06","slug":"representation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.maguirelegal.com.au\/blog\/representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employment law representation for employers helps businesses respond to workplace disputes quickly, protect their position and manage risk. Maguire Legal has decades of experience representing employers in disputes about wages, employment conditions, industrial issues and workplace claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We represent employers in the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and state-based tribunals, such as the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. We provide strategic advice and practical representation across the full course of an employment dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We assist employers with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>performance and conduct issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>unfair dismissal applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>general protections and other employment claims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>industrial action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>union logs of claims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>demands to commence enterprise bargaining<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>disputes about wages and employment conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>regulatory reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need employment law representation for employers, <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.maguirelegal.com.au\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">contact Maguire Legal<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure 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