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Alishia Prpich
Partner, Melbourne
I have a broad employment and discrimination practice, with experience in a range of industries. I work closely with clients to provide timely advice, solve complex employment issues, and navigate large-scale litigation. I recognise the importance of assisting my clients to manage their own stakeholders while guiding them to achieve the best possible outcomes for their business.

I have extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of employment law and workplace issues and assist clients to successfully manage the full life-cycle of employment, including advising on contract issues, industrial disputes, award and agreement issues, compliance issues, disciplinary matters, complaints, restructures and employee separations.  I am genuinely interested in understanding my client's whole business so as to ensure that the advice I provide is holistic, considered and tailored specifically to them and I strive to build authentic and lasting relationships with my clients.

I frequently act for clients in litigation matters at the State and Federal level across a range of jurisdictions. I am particularly experienced in dealing with unfair and unlawful dismissal disputes, contractual disputes, bullying and harassment complaints and discrimination complaints. I have significant expertise in representing clients in mediations and conciliation conferences.  It is important to me to work with my clients to alleviate the burden of litigation, while delivering outstanding results.

In addition to my employment and discrimination practice, I have ample experience advising clients in the education sector in relation to child safety and student welfare matters, including the implementation and ongoing management of the Child Safe Standards, reportable conduct matters and other sensitive claims.

Career highlights

  • Acting for private and public sector clients in relation to a range of high profile sensitive matters, including sexual harassment complaints, bullying complaints and complex employee separations. These matters often require specific attention from a reputational perspective.
  • Conducting sensitive workplace investigations (including culture reviews) for clients in a range of industries, including those in government, health, education and manufacturing, and advising on the implementation of measures to address issues identified in the context of those investigations.
  • Longstanding work with the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority where I have gained particular expertise working in the health sector and for community service organisations. A career highlight was delivering a successful outcome in a complex discrimination proceeding in the matter of Wilson v Western Health [2014] VCAT 771.
  • Acting for a number of independent schools, the Department of Education and Training and various entities in the Catholic Education Sector to advise on a range of education law matters, including the management of parent complaints, student discipline, sensitive child-safety matters, and in navigating complex discrimination matters, including in the matter of Abela v State of Victoria [2013] FCA 832.
  • I have acted for key clients in the financial services sector, including Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, in a number of dismissal-related claims, consistently achieving outstanding outcomes.
  • I was seconded to Toyota Motor Corporation Australia in the lead up to the closure of its Australian manufacturing operations in 2014. This was a challenging time for the client, during which I provided extensive restructuring advice and successfully participated in negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.
  • Achieving an excellent outcome in the matter of Goulding v Simonds Homes Victoria Pty Ltd [2021] FCCA 1499 in relation to a complex employee / contractor dispute.

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