Manufacturing

EMA legal acts for a number of clients in manufacturing, including some of Australia’s major food and beverage producers.

Whilst the manufacturing sector is diverse, the needs of manufacturers are similar. The rising input costs in Australia and overseas competition force our manufacturing clients to be innovative and to improve employee workforce productivity. We partner with our clients to stop legal problems impeding their growth and help them achieve productivity gains.

We have expertise in managing whole of enterprise employment issues. We work with our clients to manage enterprise bargaining and agreements so that our clients’ business needs are met. We assist our clients to obtain modern, flexible and plain english enterprise agreements. When our clients are faced with challenging demands from unions, we provide the strategic advice necessary to resolve disputes quickly and commercially.