Memberships
Amy is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales and is able to practice in all Australian jurisdictions.
Education
Amy completed her combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree at UNSW in 2013 with distinction.
Awards
- 2022 – “Financial Services” winner, Lawyers Weekly “30 under 30”
- 2022 – Australasian Lawyer Most Influential Lawyers List
- 2021 “Special Counsel of the Year”, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (and an “Excellence” Award finalist, featuring the top ten winners across all categories).
- 2020 & 2021 – “Workplace Health & Safety” winner, Lawyers Weekly “30 under 30”
- 2020 – Recommended Labour & Employment Lawyer, Asia Pacific Legal 500
- 2020 – Australasian Lawyer “Rising Star”
- 2020 – Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards “Special Counsel of the Year”
- 2016 & 2017 – “Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety” winner, Lawyers Weekly “30 under 30”
- 2016 – “Dispute Resolution” winner, Lawyers Weekly “30 under 30”
Publications
- AHRI HRM Magazine, June 2022 – Not Leadership Material
- HRM Online, 31 March 2022 – Firing an employee on the spot? These are your legal duties when issuing a summary dismissal
- AHRI HR Monthly, March 2022 – Could a demotion count as a dismissal?
- HRM Online, December 2021 – Losing staff to the Great Resignation. Here are your legal obligations.
- HRM Online, December 2021 – 7 legal cases for HR to keep an eye on in 2022.
- HRD Magazine, November 2021 – Preparing for Omicron: 6 steps for rolling out a vaccine mandate policy.
- AHRI HR Online, November 2021 – Two legal experts answer HR’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate questions.
- AHRI HR Monthly, September 2021 – Veering off track – How should employers manage performance issues remotely? A legal expert weighs in.
- HRM Online, September 2021 – Things to keep in mind during virtual performance management.
- Business Insider, September 2021 – NSW hospitality businesses need more clarity on vaccine mandate to ease ‘uncertainty’ around reopening, a legal expert says.
- AHRI HR Monthly, June 2021 – Digging into the past – does your pre-employment screening contravene privacy laws?
- Inside HR, December 2020 – Major WHS Reform in Western Australia.
- Lawyers Weekly, December 2020 – Can law firms mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?
- Inside HR, October 2020 – Another state criminalises wage theft.
- Inside HR, July 2020 – The new criminal law targeting wage theft.
- Inside HR, June 2020 – WHS, performance management and termination considerations for long-term remote working.
- Inside HR, April 2020 – What the AHRC report on sexual harassment means for your business.
- Inside HR, January 2020 – HR emergency essentials: 8 rights and obligations when an emergency strikes.
- Inside HR, July 2019 – Do your pre-employment checks contravene privacy laws?
- Inside HR, May 2019 – Workplace romances: do you need love contracts & non-fraternisation policies?
- Inside HR, March 2019 – 12 questions HR should ask before initiating a workplace investigation.
- Inside HR, December 2018 – The role of power imbalance and consent in sexual harassment.
Amy Zhang
- Phone
- +61 292 6743 22
- amy.zhang@harmers.com.au
- Address
-
31 Market Street
(Level 27 St Martins Tower)
NSW 2000
Sydney
Australia
+61 292 674 322
https://harmers.com.au/
- Languages
- English, Chinese (Mandarin)
Amy Zhang a multi-award winning Partner at Harmers Workplace Lawyers. Having joined the firm in 2012, she has built a distinguished career and is recognised as a leading employment lawyer in Australia.
Over the years, Amy has worked across a wide range of practice areas, and has expertise in areas including restraint of trade, sexual harassment, discrimination, regulatory investigations/prosecutions, WHS, performance management, terminations, redundancies, collective and industrial matters, and contract and policy drafting. She has successfully acted in a number of significant and complex test cases, including at High Court level, and is well-versed in running and defending complex litigation, as well as providing commercial and practical day-to-day advice to clients. She acts for corporate, government, industrial association, not-for-profit, and individual clients.
Amy is a regular commentator and contributor to industry publications and the media, where she shares her insights on employment law and law reform. She has also lectured in law at both the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney.
Amy also sits on the L&E Global board.
In addition to her professional experience, Amy has an extensive background in volunteer work, having contributed to organisations such as the Australian Human Rights Centre, the Students Legal Education Group, Amnesty Australia, the Asian Australian Lawyers Association, the Law Society of New South Wales and various community legal centres.
Amy holds a combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from UNSW, which she completed with distinction. She is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales and is authorised to practice in all Australian jurisdictions.
