About
Employment lawyers for Australian executives and expatriates
Executive Rights Employment Lawyers was established in 2001 by Bruce Planck, solicitor, to meet the particular needs of Australian executives with respect to their employment law issues. This includes those executives in the expatriate community. Since that time, a large number of executives in Australia and in international locations have benefited from the experience and dedication of the Executive Rights legal team.
Acting for executives across all industry sectors
Executive Rights Employment Lawyers acts for executives across all industry sectors including:
- senior public servants (Federal/State/local)
- senior academics
- insurance and banking executives
- in-house counsel
- human resources managers
Prior to establishing Executive Rights Employment Lawyers, Bruce Planck practised as a solicitor in Melbourne mainly in the area of commercial and contractual disputes. Since 1997, he has practised almost exclusively in the field of employment law, acting principally for executives at middle to senior management level.
Practising exclusively in employment law
Executive Rights Employment Lawyers practises predominantly in the area of employment law for executives.
The Executive Rights Employment Lawyers team has had extensive experience and consistently achieved successful outcomes for our clients in a wide range of employment law matters.
Outstanding track record
Executive Rights Employment Lawyers adopts a conscientious approach to the proper evaluation of our clients’ causes of action and has an outstanding track record for obtaining excellent results for our clients.
We aim to keep our clients out of court and to settle matters in a manner which will be more cost-effective, less stressful and less subject to delays.
The focus of our legal practice is on achieving maximum results while preserving our clients’ résumés and careers.
Employment contracts
Executive Rights Employment Lawyers has also had considerable experience in assisting our clients in the negotiation and drafting of employment contracts and expatriate agreements. We have helped a large number of executives to ensure their rights are protected with respect to termination of employment, confidentiality, restraint of trade covenants and remuneration clauses. This list is not exhaustive.
The trend in modern employment law is to re-emphasise the contract as being the source of rights for the executive. The need for an executive to receive legal advice on contractual issues has therefore never been greater. It is this need that Executive Rights Employment Lawyers seeks to meet.
Expatriates
Executive Rights Employment Lawyers has acted for many Australian expatriates in diverse international locations, all of whom have received prompt advice from an experienced team with respect to the employment law issues they have faced.
Benefits
The benefits we offer are that we have experience, expertise and commitment in the provision of legal services to Australian executives and expatriates in the field of employment law and our client-centred approach to legal practice.
Your matter will only be handled by an employment lawyer with over 20 years’ experience assisting executive and expatriate clients with their employment law issues.
We are committed to the provision of cost-effective legal services.
We do our best to ensure that client matters are resolved without litigation.
Client confidentiality of paramount importance
The Executive Rights Employment Lawyers team adopts a conscientious approach to the handling of client matters and scrupulous attention to client confidentiality. For further information in this regard, please refer to our Privacy Notice.
From our clients
My position with my employer was recently made redundant. Bruce Planck and his team at Executive Rights Lawyers helped me to negotiate a Deed of Release and financial settlement with my employer. Courteous and patient, their highly professional and competent advice enabled me to negotiate a very successful outcome. The advice and services they provided were first-class. I highly recommend them to anyone in a similar situation.
SD May 2022
I have engaged the services of Bruce Planck at Executive Rights Employment Lawyers on numerous occasions over the past 18 years and I have found Bruce to be extremely well versed in the field of employment law. Not only have I found Bruce to be dedicated and meticulous, he is also very personable, a great communicator and somewhat refreshingly he always made himself available when time was of the essence.
(Melbourne Executive)
I just want to say how much I truly appreciated your assistance, both in the detailed advice you provided over the phone, and in your memorandum…. what made this entire process an absolute perfect one for me, was in terms of how the service was delivered. Quick to answer, quick to respond - clear, direct and honest. ..In terms of comparison, before my first chat with you, I had two long and confusing and what looked as though were going to be fees that I needed to take out a loan for, with [law firm] and [law firm]. And when the first line of contact is via a call centre, you just really don't get the assurance or the answers that you need to go ahead with it confidently. …And if and when the time comes where I receive another employment contract for a second set of eyes to look over, you know who I'll be calling.
(Melbourne Executive)
I deeply and sincerely want to thank-you for all your advice, support and understanding during this difficult time for me & my family and the great outcome you ensured I got from this awful employer for terminating my contract without cause. Your navigation was great, I enjoyed dealing with you.
(Melbourne Executive)
The team at Executive Rights were fast, effective and kept me up to date always.
.......Bruce immediately, within hours acted to ensure my initial rights were in place. Thereafter Bruce empowered me with advice, email copy and strategy to ensure the package on the table was maximised to my benefit from a whole $ perspective, from a tax treatment perspective and then negotiating the relevant conditions I would also have to adhere to.
......it was a 2 month exercise, and Bruce was always available, attentive and an invaluable weapon to have in my trench.
I recommend Bruce and Executive Rights highly and whilst I hope I never need to, I would never hesitate to engage Bruce's services again.
(Rod)
Thank you for your assistance in reviewing the contract and your advice which was received with appreciation and was of great assistance in finalising the process of completing the contract I will definitely contact you again for advice in matters of employment.
(Sydney Executive)
Thank you for your support and advice in negotiating my exit from my company on my terms. You not only provided quick, clear and invaluable advice but reminded me of my worth at a time when it was easy to lose sight of that and empowered me to regain a sense of control over the process.
(Kim)
Just a quick note to say thank you very much for the advice, it is extremely helpful and a very good read! …..It was good to get very professional advice and I think I can say that my "alarm bells" worked well in this instance.
(Qld Executive)
I appreciate how responsive the team are, and very much appreciate the quality of advice.
(Melbourne Executive)
Everything was resolved in accordance with the document you produced, which was far more comprehensive, understandable and professional than the one they provided. I am really pleased with the advice and services you provided to me over the course of this matter, and have recommended your business to a few other people….. am so glad that I contacted you in relation to this matter, you really helped with its resolution, which has taken a great load off my mind.
(Melbourne Executive)
You have been incredibly helpful and that will not change whatever the outcome for me. I cannot thank you enough!
(Melbourne Executive)
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