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“We choose Jennifer Bicknell because she understands our business and gives us the right advice to quickly find a solution for our HR needs. Passionate and professional, Jennifer helps us navigate the minefield of employment law in plain English and helps us plan pre-emptive strategies to avoid issues before they occur”.

Daniel Malki

General Manager, Jet Technologies

“Jen is a unicorn who everyone needs to know! She’s been an invaluable asset to our business. We’re incredibly grateful to have Jen on our team to help us navigate the difficult conversations we need to have in our business. We’ve gained a wealth of knowledge and have a stronger sense of financial security and confidence”.

Samantha Kourtis and Rebecca Richardson

Managing Partners, Capital Chemist Charnwood

“Jen has been such a pillar of support and guiding soundboard when navigating through our employee relations needs for the firm. Her sharp, knowledgeable and level-headed approach has helped us be on top of our HR needs in a well-rounded and efficient way, ensuring we are not only up to date with our employment law obligations but feel confident in our HR management also.”

Sheridan Green

Partner, Sovereign Private

“Jen is an integral part of our business in assisting us to manage all aspects of our employment law and employee relations. Her knowledge of the law, advice, guidance, and wise counsel have assisted us to manage our more challenging situations safely and with peace of mind. Importantly, Jen has a very practical yet steadfast approach enabling us to make key decisions that provide realistic solutions and positive outcomes for our business.

Jen is all and more that we could ask for in a supportive, dedicated, and incredibly talented legal adviser. Every business needs a Jennifer Bicknell!”.

Sonia Dimasi

Group General Manager – HR, Kennedy Watches & Jewellery

“As Managing Director of a small business, one of my biggest challenges is ensuring that I am doing the right thing by my employees and contractors. I have always been nervous about saying the wrong thing or not saying the right thing and then landing myself in hot water! So to have someone like Jen in my back pocket is hugely reassuring.

Jen has helped me to navigate a couple of tricky situations by providing me with relevant legal advice and coaching. Jen can tell me exactly what to say and how to say it, to ensure that I am compliant with workplace law.

I highly recommend Jen to anyone who deals with staff. And I also recommend that you sign up to her fortnightly newsletter where she shares learning and take outs from workplace law cases – these have been really helpful in highlighting all of the situations to potentially be aware of as an employer. It’s a very quick and funny read.

Jane Hillsdon

Managing Director, Dragonfly Marketing

“Jen provides advice that is commercial, pragmatic, and actionable by the business. Not only does she provide excellent, timely legal advice; but, more importantly, she is able to develop a strong understanding of the business needs and stakeholder personalities, to ensure that the advice and tools provided are able to be embraced broadly, across all business teams.

I have engaged Jen in my current role, as well as in my previous GC role in the entertainment industry. Jen’s skills adapt perfectly across industries and she is a breath of fresh air, when all you want is some no-nonsense, practical guidance, to assist the team in moving through difficult workplace matters”.

General Counsel

Healthcare Industry

“Jen is not just your down to earth lawyer, who has an open ear for all types of legal queries and facilitates positive outcomes for employers and employees alike. The difference Jen makes is that you can call her at anytime, not have to have airs and graces when you speak with her, does not charge like other lawyers, offers brilliant training options to suit any business and follows up after any events to check if all is okay. My favourite lawyer”.

Human Resources Manager

NFP organisation

“Although I have never veered away from hard conversations, those relating to employment law, and staff related matters, I have always been mindful to get it right. Until meeting Jennifer, anything related to workplace matters was just a plain headache. Now, Jennifer is my “go-to” for any issues that require an extra set of eyes, ears and advice related to employment matters.

Jennifer not only has a practical and firm stand-point, but her approachable nature allows hard conversations to be on a more balanced level. I feel my business has a strong advisor in this field and would not hesitate in recommending Jennifer’s services”.

Julie Ockerby

Principal Creative Director, Meli Studio

“Jennifer is the most un-lawyerish lawyer I have ever met and she knows her stuff. She is an expert in conflict resolution and advocate for reducing stress and minimizing conflict in workplaces through simple, effective conversations”.

Deanne Boules

Found & Chief Enabling Officer, Insync Workplace Solutions

Coaching

“Jen was fantastic in coaching me through a transition phase of our business. I was not comfortable or practiced in conducting difficult conversations with my employees and Jen helped me with how to frame the psychological, emotional and legal aspects of these conversations and conduct them in a respectful and productive manner. I’ve continued to work with Jen as I highly value her accessibility, advice and counsel”.

CEO

Media organisation

“People management is so difficult because being a human is complex! I know that if I ever need to have a difficult conversation, I have the new skills that Jen has taught me and if I stumble, I know I can reach out and get help from her. That alone makes it much easier to dive right in. I feel empowered to hold everyone in my team to the same fair and reasonable expectations consistently. Jen is now like a permanent member of my team. Even if she has have taught me enough that for the most part I can do it on my own, I love knowing she’s got my back when needed!”

Samantha Kourtis

Co Managing Partner, Capital Chemist Charnwood

“As Managing Director of a small business, one of my biggest challenges is ensuring that I am doing the right thing by my employees and contractors. I have always been nervous about saying the wrong thing or not saying the right thing and then landing myself in hot water! So to have someone like Jen in my back pocket is hugely reassuring. 

Jen has helped me to navigate a couple of tricky situations by providing me with relevant legal advice and coaching. Jen can tell me exactly what to say and how to say it, to ensure that I am compliant with workplace law.

I highly recommend Jen to anyone who deals with staff. And I also recommend that you sign up to her fortnightly newsletter where she shares learning and take outs from workplace law cases – these have been really helpful in highlighting all of the situations to potentially be aware of as an employer. It’s a very quick and funny read.

Jane Hillsdon

Managing Director, Dragonfly Marketing

Workshop

“Our Management team attended Jen’s difficult conversations workshop – it was just what we needed to ensure everyone is skilled up with the knowledge and strategies to appropriately handle tricky employee situations, with confidence. Her engaging, quirky and clever approach helped make a hard topic incredibly easy to understand and digest, leaving everyone with a spring in their step and the confidence to effectively put the skills to go use when needed.”

Sheridan Green

Partner, Sovereign Private

“Jen makes topics (like employment law) that could be dull and boring, lively and even fun. She’s engaging, clever and relatable and our community love her so much we’ve welcomed her back many times! Jen is extremely knowledgeable and informed and delivers information in a clear and practical way – she is a stand-out in her field and every masterclass she’s presented for us has been a huge success”.

Olivia Ruello

Former CEO, Business Chicks

“I attended Jennifer’s workshop, ‘How to Have Difficult Conversations’. I walked away with valuable tips and guidelines for dealing with those tricky situations in the office. The workshop was engaging and approached the topic from a different perspective. With a group of professionals from different backgrounds Jennifer had us all role playing using the steps she had explained to us.

The explanations were given in a manner that made them easy to remember and also why these sorts of conversations need to be stepped through to avoid the HR pitfalls that it is so easy to drift into. Jennifer presented with a fun approach, acting, role playing and stories that give a different perspective on the issues that are being dealt with. I would highly recommend Jennifer’s workshops”.

Catherine Hart

Principal, Design and Project Management

Online Course

“No one likes difficult conversations.  Sometimes a difficult conversation that is ignored can cause intense conflict in a workplace.  I’m so grateful for Jen Bicknell’s course “Difficult Conversations in the Workplace”.  It takes the emotion out and provides funny and relatable examples.  Jen describes herself as an unlawyery lawyer and that is what makes her such a brilliant communicator. I highly recommend this course for some laughing and learning”.

Shelly Horton

Founder, ShellShocked Media

“Providing our people with the confidence and skills to have conversations with their peers and staff is imperative. Jennifer Bicknell’s “Difficult Conversations in the Workplace” online course provided an easy to access, practical and enjoyable way to learn how to proactively prevent workplace disputes and difficulties, and how to have the difficult conversations before small things become big issues.  A wonderful course for all levels and positions within organisations”.

Sarah Ryding

Owner – i4 Design & Construction & Melb Design Co

“Having difficult conversations in the workplace is not very nice for anyone to have to do. However, a difficult conversation managed well is a much better alternative to landing up in court! The ‘Difficult Conversations in the Workplace’ online program is a really great introduction to how to approach a sticky situation at work in a professional and compliant manner. I recommend taking this course before you approach any difficult conversation in the workplace”.

Jane Hillsdon

Managing Director, Dragonfly Marketing

“I just completed Jennifer Bicknell’s ‘Difficult Conversations in the Workplace’ online course. I can’t recommend it and Jennifer highly enough to any business owner or manager wanting a clear but fun understanding of how to prevent workplace disputes by being able to have difficult conversations with confidence. Her obvious knowledge and passion for preventing workplace disputes and difficulties, made learning truly enjoyable. This course is a must if you manage people, teams, suppliers”.

Kim MacDonald

Owner of Spindrift Marketing, Sydney.

“Check out Jen’s “Difficult Conversations in the Workplace” e-course it’s packed full of great advice, tips, tools and techniques to help anyone who deals with people which let’s face it is pretty much all of us”.

Deanne Boules

Founder & Chief Enabling Officer, Insync Workplace Solutions.

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