Jo is a Managing Legal Counsel and experienced workplace relations lawyer who is a trusted adviser to clients on all workplace matters, including employment law, industrial relations and workplace health and safety.
Jo has over 20 years’ experience as an employment lawyer. After establishing her career in top tier private practice, Jo worked as Head of Workplace Relations and in-house Counsel at Virgin Australia (including through the pandemic and administration) and Associate Director of Workplace Relations at Griffith University. Jo’s private practice experience also included secondment to the Australian Building Construction Commission. Jo’s extensive in-house experience provides her with valuable insight into what clients need.
Jo is also a former client of Source, having experienced first-hand the advice and support Source can offer. Jo is a champion of Source’s in-house style legal support and the Workplace & HR team having worked closely with them for several years.
Jo’s priority is understanding her client’s purpose and values to ensure her advice is aligned with her client’s strategic purpose, enhances operations, achieves the best outcomes whilst also assisting clients to managing the expectations of their internal stakeholders.
Jo has experience in a variety of industries, including construction and mining, aviation, universities, government, health, and not-for profits.
Expertise
Jo has experience advising on all aspects of workplace relations, with a focus on:
- Employment and industrial relations law
- Enterprise bargaining, industrial action and disputes
- Workplace investigations and complex employee case management
- Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings
- Strategic advice to executives and inhouse legal and HR teams
- Regulatory investigations and incident response
- Restructures and redundancies
- Managing psycho-social risks
- Workers’ compensation
- Drafting employment contacts and policies and procedures
- Performance management, disciplinary issues and terminations
Qualifications
- Admitted into practice in Queensland in 2002.
- Bachelor of Laws – QUT
Get to know Jo
Jo’s favourite pastime is watching her kids play sports on the weekends. In order to keep up with them Jo loves to participate in gym challenges.
Jo is a Managing Legal Counsel and experienced workplace relations lawyer who is a trusted adviser to clients on all workplace matters, including employment law, industrial relations and workplace health and safety.
Jo has over 20 years’ experience as an employment lawyer. After establishing her career in top tier private practice, Jo worked as Head of Workplace Relations and in-house Counsel at Virgin Australia (including through the pandemic and administration) and Associate Director of Workplace Relations at Griffith University. Jo’s private practice experience also included secondment to the Australian Building Construction Commission. Jo’s extensive in-house experience provides her with valuable insight into what clients need.
Jo is also a former client of Source, having experienced first-hand the advice and support Source can offer. Jo is a champion of Source’s in-house style legal support and the Workplace & HR team having worked closely with them for several years.
Jo’s priority is understanding her client’s purpose and values to ensure her advice is aligned with her client’s strategic purpose, enhances operations, achieves the best outcomes whilst also assisting clients to managing the expectations of their internal stakeholders.
Jo has experience in a variety of industries, including construction and mining, aviation, universities, government, health, and not-for profits.
Expertise
Jo has experience advising on all aspects of workplace relations, with a focus on:
- Employment and industrial relations law
- Enterprise bargaining, industrial action and disputes
- Workplace investigations and complex employee case management
- Fair Work Commission and Court proceedings
- Strategic advice to executives and inhouse legal and HR teams
- Regulatory investigations and incident response
- Restructures and redundancies
- Managing psycho-social risks
- Workers’ compensation
- Drafting employment contacts and policies and procedures
- Performance management, disciplinary issues and terminations
Qualifications
- Admitted into practice in Queensland in 2002.
- Bachelor of Laws – QUT
Get to know Jo
Jo’s favourite pastime is watching her kids play sports on the weekends. In order to keep up with them Jo loves to participate in gym challenges.
