Brian Jackson

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About Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson is a prominent lawyer in human resources, industrial relations and employment law, advising, representing and appearing as counsel for clients across the education, mining, construction, energy, financial services health and NFP sectors. Brian’s advisory role has involved leading and managing risk; compliance and governance; special projects; change management and restructure processes; strategic industrial and employee relations; and industrial and workplace disputation. Providing clear, targeted and practical advice to boards, leadership teams and HR managers, Brian has built a methodology in the workplace to avoid disputes and develop employee wellbeing before relationships break down. He applies knowledge of organisational psychology and language gained in previous studies to understand how employees think and how our discourse in the workplace can create problems. As a consultant and trainer, he assists teams to avoid costly problems and risk of litigation. With his deep legal and industry knowledge and long history of experience, Brian truly understands how workplaces run. He frequently presents trainings, webinars and papers on ‘A lawyer’s view on workplace wellbeing’ - taking the legal perspective to create strategies and review systems and processes to promote healthy teams and minimise risk. A tough negotiator, Brian currently practices law as special counsel for Moray and Agnew Lawyers. He has represented clients in Federal and State Industrial Tribunals, the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the Federal Circuit Court and the Federal Court of Australia. Speaking topics include: • Workplace wellbeing: A company gym membership doesn’t cut it! • Talk to my face: Communication in the workplace • In their shoes: Harassment and bullying in the workplace • Stress anchors in the workplace: A model from sports psychology • Skeletons in the closet: Workplace investigations