Profile
David has over 30 years’ experience acting exclusively for employers and employer associations.
His practice covers all areas of employment and industrial relations laws which are of concern to employers and extends from strategic and defensive advice through to the resolution of litigation and disputes.
David can also provide specialist advice on issues relating to employment contracts, independent contractor arrangements, enterprise bargaining, redundancies, termination of employment, sale of business, work health and safety, discrimination and workers’ compensation. He regularly provides advice at Board level and to Senior Executives and Human Resources Managers.
Expertise
Recognition
David Ey is ‘very experienced’ and provides ‘detailed, well-thought-through advice’.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Australia – Labour and employment
Accolades
- Australian Financial Review Client Choice Awards – ‘Most Client-Focused Lawyer’ – 2018 Finalist
- Best Lawyers in Australia – ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Employment Law (Adelaide) – 2014 & 2019
- Best Lawyers in Australia – ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Occupational Health & Safety Law (Adelaide) – 2016
- Best Lawyers in Australia – Labour & Employment Law – Since 2013
- Best Lawyers in Australia – Occupational Health & Safety Law – Since 2014
- Doyle’s Guide – Preeminent Lawyer for Employment (Employer Representation), SA 2018
- Doyle’s Guide – Leading Lawyer for Employment & Industrial Relations, SA since 2013
- Doyle’s Guide – Leading Lawyer for Workplace Health & Safety, SA 2018
- Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards – Finalist for Workplace Relations and Employment Team of the Year – 2016, 2017 & 2018
- The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific – Recommended Lawyer for Labour & Employment Law – 2015, 2018 & 2019
Memberships
- Industrial Relations Society of South Australia
- Australian Human Resources Institute
- Australian Labour Law Association
Insights
18 February 2020
Employment Relations Podcast #6 – Overview of National Employment Standards and Award Annualised Salaries… coming...
Read More21 June 2019
What do you mean by ordinary? Regular overtime, regular public holiday work, ordinary time earnings...
Read More01 November 2018
Rubbing salt into the wound of an applicant in unfair dismissal proceedings
Read More13 February 2018
It’s now more difficult to be protected: The High Court’s latest ruling on protected industrial...
Read More03 August 2017
Ignorance is not always bliss: Employer liable for employees’ breach of fiduciary duties to former...
Read More03 August 2017
Pathways to permanency: latest word from the FWC on casual and part-time employment
Read More16 June 2017
The Fair Work Commission awards a 3.3 per cent increase to the national minimum wage...
Read More07 February 2017