ABOUT STEFAN

Stefan is a senior lawyer and director at MKI Legal. In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024 Stefan was named as a leading employment lawyer in Western Australia in the Doyle’s Guide.

Stefan has been practising in the area of workplace relations, litigation and occupational safety & health since 2008.

Stefan has represented thousands of clients in employment claims spanning the mining, manufacturing, oil and gas, agriculture, finance, property and construction, along with not-for-profits and various government agencies.

Stefan is an experienced litigator and adviser who assists both businesses and employees in all aspects of employment law including:

• Unfair dismissals;
• General protections matters;
• Transfer of business arrangements & outsourcing;
• Redundancy advice;
• Discrimination matters;
• Application for approval of enterprise agreements (including contested hearings);
• Enterprise agreement bargaining and disputation (including breach claims);
• Union matters (right of entry and protected industrial action);
• Equal opportunity and disability discrimination;
• Breach of contract;
• Restraint of trade;
• Claims arising from the Australian Consumer Law;
• Workplace investigations (Occupational health & safety, hazard identification and Worksafe prosecutions);
• Employee remuneration, disciplinary procedures and performance management;
• Contract and company policy drafting and review;
• Executive recruitment;
• Award variations and leave entitlements;
• Due diligence and appropriate workplace behaviour training;
• Advocacy and representation.