Amanda Harvey

Amanda Harvey is the owner and principal lawyer of Thrive Workplace Consulting & Legal.

Predominately servicing employers and senior employees, Amanda has experience working with medium to large corporate, along with NSW, QLD and Federal Government clients. Amanda is a trusted advisor to senior executives, HR staff and direct supervisors regarding employee management, workplace legislation and the development of appropriate strategy and policy objectives.

Amanda is an experienced, pragmatic and versatile workplace relations lawyer, and holds complimentary degrees in psychology and a Master of Labour Law and Relations. Her advice work includes PR sensitive, strategic management of investigations, terminations and exit strategy, with an emphasis on providing commercial solutions and minimising employee distress, any damage to workplace culture and damage to reputation. Amanda also has experience working with executives and professional services staff on effective delegation, self auditing for work life balance and personal controls when operating in a global environment to minimise stress and time pressures.

Amanda is also accomplished at conducting independent workplace investigations into employee conduct and workplace culture- including misconduct, discrimination and bullying and harassment investigations. She has an interest in and often work with experts in computer forensics, helping businesses to manage processes required to assess employee conduct involving computers and electronic devices. This is particularly important, given the new risks that develop because of workforce participation in social media and both personal and business presence online.

Amanda also has experience in representing clients in employment related and discrimination claims in all Australian jurisdictions, and can provide bespoke training services for organisations on workforce management, procedural fairness and appropriate workplace behaviour.

In addition to providing advice from a legal perspective, Amanda uses her social services and people management background to provide people and business oriented solutions.