Atty. Michael Selinger

Michael practices in all areas of workplace relations with a special focus on work health and safety. He acts for a diverse range of clients in construction and manufacturing, agribusiness, media, education, professional services, transport and government.

Michael’s expertise includes:

• appearing in industrial disputes, litigated claims and coronial hearings
• work health and safety including structuring WHS management systems, agreements, policies and procedures
• conducting internal workplace investigations and dealing with investigations by regulatory agencies including SafeWork, Department of Immigration, Fair Work Ombudsman and ABCC
• management of injured workers including workers compensation, personal injury and return to work issues
• preparing all forms of employment contracts, including executive contracts, protection of confidential information and restraints of trade
• the development of collective agreements and interpretation of the Fair Work Act 2009 and industrial instruments
• managing employment issues in a transfer of business and company restructuring including advice in relation to outsourcing, organisational change and redundancy.

Michael has extensive litigation experience in employment disputes and defending work health and safety prosecutions. Before joining Holding Redlich, Michael’s practice included acting on behalf of SafeWork NSW in prosecuting breaches of the safety legislation.