BlandsLaw

Practical straight forward employment and commercial law advice

Welcome to BlandsLaw

BlandsLaw is a boutique law firm providing employment and commercial law advice to both established and growing Australian businesses.

What We Do

Whether you are an employer, an HR professional or a business owner, BlandsLaw is your legal partner in:

  • Occupational health and safety
  • Discrimination
  • Employment contracts
  • Workplace policies including social media
  • Enterprise bargaining
  • Union disputes
  • Workplace restructuring
  • Commercial supply/service agreements
  • Franchising advice

Who we Help

HR practitioners

The ‘human’ aspect of Human Resources means HR issues are rarely black and white. The approachable team at BlandsLaw can help you minimise the grey areas by providing expert legal advice on employment matters.

Business owners

You need to develop and grow your business in the confidence that your legal requirements are being fully met. BlandsLaw can provide strategic legal advice tailored to your business, as well as help ensure your employment practices are compliant.

Accountants

If you are an accountant or other professional with clients in need of legal services, BlandsLaw can assist. We have many years’ experience in providing strategic advice and analysis to companies undergoing substantive change.

General counsel

We don’t presume to know more than you about your job or organisation, but we can complement your legal knowledge with our employment law expertise, to your company’s benefit.

Client Reviews

Articles

New Victorian psychological health and safety regulations commence 1 December 2025 – what Victorian businesses should know

On 1 October 2025, the Victorian State parliament passed new health and safety regulations with additional obligations for Victorian businesses and businesses with employees, contractors, subcontractors, or workplaces or sites in Victoria. The new regulations, which are referred to as the Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025, come into effect from 1 December 2025. All businesses with workers,…
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What constitutes abandonment of employment?

The Fair Work Commission has handed down a decision in relation to what constitutes abandonment of employment in Debora Tavares Alves v The Trustee for T.C. Future Investment Unit Trust [2025] FWC 2025. Background Ms Alves was an office manager at Future Investment, and following a medical issue, she was absent from work for an extended period of time. In…
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Christmas Parties: Obligations for Employers

With a busy month ahead for many businesses holding work social functions and Christmas parties it is a good time to consider your workplace policies and practices and how they apply to social functions and behaviour that is outside the usual office or workspace. Our regular, seasonal warning is about the multiple risks facing an employer in holding work Christmas…
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