Elizabeth Macey is a Special Counsel in HWL Ebsworth’s Workplace Relations and Safety team.
Elizabeth has broad expertise in employment and workplace relations matters, having commenced her legal career representing employees in employment disputes, before moving to Employer Association, Australian Industry Group, where she provided advice, support and representation to employer members of the Association. She also spent several years as in house counsel at Big 4 Professional Services Firm, Ernst & Young. Elizabeth takes a commercial approach to providing employers with advice and support regarding workplace legal issues.
In 2024, Elizabeth was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards for Professional Services Lawyer of the Year.
Expertise
Experience
- Ernst & Young Three years’ experience as in house legal counsel, representing, supporting and advising the firm in relation to a breadth of employment and partnership matters across the Oceania region.
- Australian Industry Group Workplace Lawyers Three years’ experience as Senior Lawyer at Employer Association.
- Secondment With a large business in the supermarket and grocery retail industry.
- Various businesses in disputes Representing before the Fair Work Commission, Australian Human Rights Commission, SA Employment Tribunal and Federal Court.
- Various businesses in enterprise bargaining Support and approval of enterprise agreements in the Fair Work Commission, including where there has been significant union representation in the workplace.
- Employers in various matters Undertaking disciplinary investigations including complex cases of alleged sexual harassment and bullying.
- Support of various businesses Managing employee illness and injury in the workplace.
- An employer in the Fair Work Commission Successfully representing an employer in an Unfair Dismissal Application made by a former employee.