Workdynamic congratulates Gella Rips!
We are thrilled to announce that Gella Rips has been promoted to the Position of Director at Workdynamic Australia, effective 1 July 2025.
“I am thrilled to be commencing in the role of Director at Workdynamic Australia. Working alongside such a talented and committed team has been incredibly rewarding, and I’m looking forward to supporting the firm’s continued success and delivering the trusted, high-quality service our clients know and rely on.” Ms Rips said.
A talented employment lawyer, Gella commenced in the role of Executive Counsel with Workdynamic in January 2022. She is passionate about providing clients with commercial and strategic advice across the full spectrum of legal issues, including:
- award and payroll compliance
- transfer of business
- contract and policy development
- restraint of trade
- enterprise bargaining
- restructures
- managing ill and injured workers
- workplace investigations, and
- executive terminations.
Gella regularly provides workplace training on bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment and effective grievance resolution. She holds a Masters of Labour Law and Relations from the University of Sydney and has been named a ‘Rising Star’ in the Doyles Guide for 4 consecutive years.
Gella’s calm and practical approach to legal issues has made her invaluable to the work of our firm over the last three and a half years, and we look forward to seeing her thrive in this new and exciting role.
For any enquiries, you can reach out to our Sydney office at (02) 8521 6486 or submit a message on our website.
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