Ben Cooper
Associate Director
Ben’s early career as an employment relations officer has given him a strong belief in the importance and value of building quality long term relationships.
He invests time and energy in gaining an in-depth knowledge of his clients’ issues and organisational imperatives. He also has a well developed capacity to provide peace of mind for his clients by clearly articulating their legal risk and recommending practical options linked directly to the needs of the organisation. Ben is recognised for his ability to build trust with all those he engages with.
He has strengthened his credentials by providing effective support across a variety of professional and service industries including education, childcare, retail, nursing, hospitality and leisure, real estate and local government.
Ben provides proactive and pragmatic advice to his clients on a wide variety of matters including discipline, termination of employment, redundancy, discrimination and the development of workplace agreements. He helps his clients to develop and draft contracts, policies and procedures for a wide range of workplace applications. He also represents them before various State and Federal industrial and anti-discrimination tribunals.
Ben is also an experienced workplace investigator with an acknowledged track record of successfully completed investigations across a range of areas including allegations of misconduct, discrimination, bullying and harassment.
Qualifications and Memberships
LLB
BBus
Australian Human Resources Institute
Queensland Industrial Relations Society
