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Specialist Areas:
Scott manages “McKays Consulting” which specialises in industrial relations and employment law, including dispute resolution, strategies for maximising workplace harmony by considering the alternatives of collective or individual agreements, anti-discrimination law and unfair dismissal. His employment law background is complemented by extensive experience in advising on local government law.
Scott has a particular interest in industry specific employment law and industrial issues, including trade contractors, local government, and health professionals. Scott also practises in commercial disputes.
Scott offers a wide range of training for employers dealing with employment law issues including:
• Disciplinary processes
• Anti-discrimination and anti-workplace bullying processes and procedures
• Managing ill and injured employees from an employment law perspective
Career Summary:
Scott was admitted as a solicitor in 1995, having completed his articles of clerkship with Barry Beaverson and Stenson (BBS).
Scott then continued as a solicitor with Barry Beaverson and Stenson (BBS), and became a partner of the firm in 1998. He continued as a partner of BBS until it merged with McKays Solicitors.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Arts
• Admitted as a Solicitor to the High Court of Australia Memberships and Appointments:
• Member of the Queensland Law Society
• Past President of the Mackay District Law Association
• Honorary Solicitor and board member of the Institute of Family and
Community Life
• Past President of the Toastmasters Club, Mackay
• Member of the Industrial Relations Society of Queensland
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