Employment & Workplace · Adelaide CBD
1 employer advisory & industrial relations firm in Adelaide CBD, South Australia, including Adelaide.
1 firm
Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
Franklin Legal Barristers and Solicitors provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Property Settlement.
They help businesses comply with awards and enterprise agreements, manage performance and misconduct, and defend claims.
Getting employment decisions right avoids expensive claims and protects culture and productivity.
Employers must comply with the Fair Work Act, modern awards, WHS laws and recent reforms including restrictions on fixed-term contracts, employee choice pathways for casuals and the right to disconnect.
Understand the next step
Identify the business, workforce and proposed decision or issue. Seek advice on the actual contract, policy or process before implementing a change where possible.
Clarify whether advice covers a single employee issue or wider policy and industrial-relations work.
Adelaide CBD firms can offer a range of practice specialisations. Ask which solicitor will be responsible for your matter and whether the first consultation includes reading the documents you want advice on.
For employer advisory & industrial relations, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant SA experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Adelaide CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Gather the contract, dates, pay records and relevant correspondence. Identify the employer’s legal name rather than only a trading name.
Ask which law or process applies and whether its requirements are met. Fair Work Commission unfair dismissal applications have a 21-day filing timeframe, making prompt advice important.
Agree how to respond, prepare for a meeting or assess a settlement. Have any release and confidentiality terms explained before signing.
Advice on a single document, an investigation response and ongoing representation need different estimates. Ask what negotiation and appearance work is covered.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Put the dismissal or decision date in the first enquiry. Ask whether an external deadline is running while an internal complaint is being considered.
In South Australia, the Magistrates Court hears most criminal and minor civil matters, with the District and Supreme Courts above it. Tenancy, guardianship and many administrative reviews go to SACAT. Practising certificates are issued by the Law Society of South Australia, and conduct complaints go to the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner.
Good to know
Follow a fair process, give reasons and an opportunity to respond, and comply with notice and award requirements.
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of South Australia. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in South Australia are managed by the Law Society of South Australia. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.