Kathryn Dent

Director

Kathryn is a Law Society Accredited Specialist in the area of Employment and Industrial Law. She holds a Masters of Labour Law and Relations.

For in excess of 13 years, eight of those as a partner in a national law firm, Kathryn has practised exclusively in the area of workplace relations law. She has provided advice and representation to employers in industries which include hospitality and accommodation, transportation and logistics, education, property, professional services, banking, finance, insurance, aged care and health, construction and local government, on matters including:

employment contracts and policies and independent contractor agreements
discrimination, harassment and bullying
management of injured workers
workplace investigations
occupational health and safety including WorkCover investigations and coronial inquests
interpretation and negotiation of industrial instruments (awards and agreements)
industrial disputes
privacy and workplace surveillance
restraints of trade, confidential information and intellectual property
disciplinary issues
redundancies and terminations of employment
transmissions of business
underpayment claims
Fair Work Ombudsman investigations and audits

In addition to employer clients, Kathryn has also been a long-term advisor to membership-based organisations and their members, as well as senior executives. She also enjoyed a role on the disciplinary tribunal of a sporting organisation.

Kathryn is experienced in the presentation of external seminars to lawyers, executives and human resources professionals as well as appearing in the Federal, Federal Magistrate’s, Supreme, District and Local Courts, Fair Work Australia, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Chief Industrial Magistrate’s Court, the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Kathryn is dedicated to working closely with her clients to ensure she executes their instructions in a timely and practical manner and which achieves their short and long-term objectives with a view to attaining and maintaining their confidence in her as their trusted advisor.

Kathryn commenced at People + Culture Strategies as a Director in November 2011.

**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

Testimonial for Kathryn Dent

” I would like to take the opportunity to thank Kathryn and Siobhan for the courteous, thorough and professional service rendered at PCS in a range of delicate and technical matters. The advice all along has been properly researched and presented methodically. Effectively a very genuine group of trained professionals.”

Mukesh Chander, Australian Institute of Music