Aitken Legal at The Rocket                                                                                                                Press Release 05/05/2011

Gold Coast City employers have expert advice on hand to meet legal obligations to staff following arrival of Aitken Legal at The Rocket, CBD Robina’s corporate tower.

Aitken Legal specialises in providing employment law services solely to employers.

It has taken a five-year lease with option over a 135 square metre space on level six of The Rocket, developed by Robina Projects Australia.

The office opened in April and is the second for the law firm whose Sunshine Coast head office was founded by Managing Partner, Lisa Aitken in 2006.    

The Gold Coast practice is headed by Partner Mark Bunch who said Aitken Legal had established the office to meet a perceived need for human resources and industrial relations law services on the Gold Coast.

“We are alone in providing very specialised employment law services in a city whose population tops 500,000,’’ said Mr Bunch. 

“The enormous changes to workplace relations laws over the past 10 years have made it difficult for businesses, small or large, to ensure that they meet their obligations.

“We ensure that we are abreast of changes to legislation, and of decisions by courts and tribunals, and we make it a priority to inform our clients of developments.

The partners have more than 40 years’ combined experience practicing purely in this area of law, and are committed to providing an efficient and cost-effective service.

The services provided range from determining employee award entitlements, preparing policies and all types of contracts for employees and contractors, to advising in relation to termination of employment, workplace health and safety, discrimination and harassment.

The practice prepares, and deals with issues associated with enterprise agreements including negotiations with employees and unions and the approval process for enterprise agreements with Fair Work Australia. 

Aitken Legal represents employers in claims for unfair dismissal, unlawful termination, adverse action, and breach of contract claims along with assisting employers with misconduct and performance management of their employees. 

Mr Bunch said Aitken Legal was attracted to The Rocket, as much by the quality and variety of businesses in CBD Robina as by the tower’s quality and the business hub’s central-city location and outstanding retail, dining and transport infrastructure.

“We were also attracted by the future expansion of commercial space in the area and the possibilities this may bring,’’ he said.

RPA General Manager Hylton Slater said Aitken Legal provided important services in an ever more complex area of law.

“The firm’s unique focus on employment law complements the range of law services to be found at CBD Robina, which is swiftly evolving as an important legal services precinct,’’ he said.

The 16-level Rocket is CBD Robina’s premier corporate address and has 11,500 square metres of office space above a retail precinct.

Remaining office spaces from 120 square metres and above are marketed by Marcus Weld, of Robina Marketing Australia.