Draytons is a national workplace relations group built around one idea: employers deserve support that actually works on the ground — not just on paper.
We work alongside the businesses that build, maintain and supply Australia, combining legal and consulting expertise with a practical approach to clear advice, fair value and real support, from everyday workplace matters to complex disputes.
Contracts, policies, entitlements and performance, handled properly before everyday employment issues become bigger problems.
Employment contracts
Entitlements
Workplace policies
Performance management
Industrial Relations
20 years helping employers navigate bargaining, unions, strategy and workforce change across Queensland’s most industrialised sectors.
Enterprise bargaining
Union engagement
Workforce change
Safety & Regulatory
WHS compliance, incident response and regulator management, backed by experience when things go wrong.
WHS compliance
Incident response
Regulator management
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
When matters turn formal, we represent employers before the Fair Work Commission, Queensland IRC and the courts.
Fair Work Commission
Queensland IRC
Court advocacy
Dispute resolution
HR & Payroll
Payroll, contracts, records and everyday HR, handled for one fixed monthly fee by people who know the awards.
Payroll managementy
Employment contractsty
HR administration
Award compliance
Why Draytons
Why employers call us first
01
We know your industry
Twenty-plus years across civil, building, resources and trades. We speak site, not just statute — you won't spend the first hour explaining how your world works.
02
Consulting & Legal
Practical IR consulting backed by our own incorporated legal practice. When a matter needs privilege or a hearing-room advocate, there's no handover and no catch-up bill.
03
Straight answers
No 40-page memos. We tell you what it means, what the risk is and what we'd do — in language you can take to your board or your foreman.
04
In your corner
From a right-of-entry stoush at 6am to a Commission hearing, we're hands-on. Senior people who answer their phones, not a ticket number.
industries
Focused support for employers
From sole traders to Tier 1 contractors and government projects — we speak your industry.
Building, commercial & civil construction
Manufacturing & maintenance
Government & major projects
Local Government
Resources, energy & renewables
Community & social services
Professional & technical teams
Electrical trade & contracting
Need clear
workplace advice?
Practical workplace advice and legal support when it matters most. Talk to us about your workplace challenges.
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