John Farren's Linkedin Analytics

If you have a workplace or employment related problem anywhere in Australia, I am here to help you resolve it. I have extensive experience in all aspects of workplace and employment law. I have advised and represented employers and employees across the public sector, not for profit, statutory authorities and private sector before Workplace and Industrial, Administrative and Statutory Tribunals and Courts at both State and Federal levels. Dispute resolution through both advocacy in the courts and tribunals and skilled negotiation are my areas of special interest and experience. Before co-founding Farren McRae Workplace Lawyers and Consultants, I practised as a Barrister-at-Law at the Queensland Private Bar for over six years. My move to practising as a solicitor arose from my core drive to help individual employees and employers of all sizes effectively resolve complex workplace disputes and issues – a drive I believed was better achieved in practice as a solicitor heading my own firm. I am also a trusted legal adviser to both employers and employees throughout Australia in relation to a wide range of employment law issues. In addition to my legal experience, I have over 20 years’ experience in undertaking complex workplace investigations relating to misconduct, corrupt conduct, bullying and workplace harassment, serious disciplinary matters (including Code of Conduct breaches), grievances, discrimination and worker’s compensation issues. I am also an experienced workplace mediator, having developed my own distinctive style of mediation that focuses on assisting the parties to identify the root causes of their conflict and agreeing upon how their working relationships can move forward in a more positive way. Finally, I am also an experienced independent Board member. Since January 2017, I have been one of the two Specialist Directors on the Board of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) Ltd and from 2012 to 2017 served pro bono as an independent Board member on the National Board of Management of the Salvation Army’s Employment Plus. You can email me at [email protected]. Disclaimer: Any comment or contribution I make on LinkedIn does not create a lawyer-client relationship with any reader, is made purely for educational or entertainment purposes and does not constitute legal advice. In other words, although I am a lawyer, I’m not your lawyer. If you need personalised legal advice, you should contact a lawyer who is licensed to practice in your local jurisdiction.