Workplace Advice for
Public Sector Workers

Workplace advice for public sector workers

Andrew Anderson, Legal Director of Anderson Legal, is an experienced lawyer who has been described as “one of the best legal minds” by the Courier Mail (16 December 2021).

While Andrew Anderson has a history of representing clients in high-profile cases, his work is now primarily devoted to assisting businesses and individuals to resolve legal problems quickly and discreetly.

Based in Brisbane, Andrew Anderson assists public sector workers across Australia employed by the Australia Public Service (APS), as well as employees covered by the Public Sector Act 2022 (Qld) in Queensland.

One of the fears public sector workers face when confronting a workplace challenge is the fear the government – their employer – has unlimited resources on its side. The reality can be quite different, especially when it can be shown that decisions have been made without a proper basis or contrary to laws and directives. Having an experienced lawyer on your side who understands how to navigate workplace disputes and contested allegations can help to balance the equation for public sector workers.

Anderson Legal defends the rights, reputations, and legal interests of public sector workers by:

• Providing advice and guidance
• Drafting responses to disputes and allegations
• Negotiating confidential resolutions
• Litigating disputes in courts and tribunals

Anderson Legal assists public sector workers who are seeking a law firm that understands how to make the most of the limited resources they may have in pursuit of a just outcome. Based in Brisbane, Anderson Legal works with public sector workers across Australia employed by the Australia Public Service (APS), as well as employees covered by the Public Sector Act 2022 (Qld) in Queensland, who are often facing a situation that threatens their livelihood, professional reputation, and financial security.

If you are a public sector worker seeking the assistance of an experienced lawyer, contact Andrew Anderson.

Public sector workers often delay getting advice, to their own detriment.

As a public sector worker confronted with a workplace dispute or unfair allegation, is not uncommon to feel uncertainty, doubt, and stress. In fact, it is normal, particularly for people who feel they are faced with a situation that is unfair, unjust, or unreasonable.

It is also not uncommon to see public sector workers making mistakes about how to respond and the scope of the task. People can view the correctness of their position as self-evident. It can stop them from reflecting on their legal rights and options in responding. Sometimes, in the absence of advice, people head down a path they later wish to backtrack from, only to realise it may no longer be possible.

Some people think they will engage a lawyer ‘if the worst happens’. That is, they see a lawyer as someone who will ‘react’ to a bad outcome, rather than work to ‘prevent’ it. The truth is, it often becomes harder, not easier, to change the outcome the farther things are along the road. For that reason, executives and employees are always best advised to get legal advice as soon as possible. As it is with medicine, prevention is better than a cure.

Hiring a lawyer to help you can be easier than you think, and the timing can be important. Quite often, the earlier you engage a lawyer to help you, the more options you will have available to you to resolve a dispute or workplace challenge.