Sean Selleck

Sean practices in all areas of employment law and litigation, including the preparation of contracts and policies, advice about entitlements/compliance, restructuring/redundancy and representation in disputes (dismissals, discrimination, post-employment restraints and confidentiality).

Sean also practices in industrial law, including the development of industrial relations strategies, preparation and negotiation of enterprise agreements, responding to industrial action and representation in disputes. Sean has special interests in non-standard labour practices (such as labour hire and the use of casual employees and independent contractors) and supply chain transparency (with a particular focus on labour law compliance and mitigating modern slavery risks in local and global supply chains).

Sean has been conducting employment/industrial relations due diligence exercises and associated transactional work with his corporate colleagues for over 20 years. This work has been in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, mining, energy, retail, health, finance, transport and infrastructure.

Sean appears in all relevant jurisdictions — the Fair Work Commission, all Victorian and Federal Courts, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

• Representing a business in a large class action alleging sham contracting, non-payment of minimum entitlements and accessorial liability.
• Represented the owner and operator of a coal mine and electricity generation plant in the La Trobe Valley (Victoria) in numerous industrial disputes and hearings before industrial tribunals.
• Represented a multinational food manufacturer in numerous industrial and employment disputes and in legal proceedings in various jurisdictions.
• Represented a client who supplied the labour for the laying of a sub-sea gas pipeline between Victoria and Tasmania. This matter involved several proceedings in an industrial tribunal and in the Federal Court, including injunctive and contempt proceedings.
• Conducted major fraud and misconduct investigations.
• Represented a range of employers in disputes with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
• Assisted a range of clients with their preparations for modern slavery reporting and drafting of modern slavery statements.
• Assisted a range of employers with award compliance programs.
• Assisted a range of employers with the development of suites of employment contracts and policies.

• Australian Labour Law Association - Member
• Law Institute of Victoria - Member
• Industrial Relations Society of Victoria - Member