Bianca Friedman
Director and Principal Consultant
BA/LLB (Hons), GDLP
Background
Director of One Workplace, Bianca Friedman, is a trusted and highly-skilled workplace relations advisor, investigator and mediator.
Bianca commenced her career as an employment lawyer at top tier law firm, King & Wood Mallesons, acting for employers in a wide range of industries, in both front-end and back-end matters. Bianca also regularly contributed to employment law journals. While working at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and ANZ, Bianca gained an in-depth understanding of managing workplace issues in a highly regulated and fast-paced environment.
Bianca’s clients describe her as being personable and empathetic. Coming from a long line of business owners, business is in Bianca’s blood. For as long as she can remember, Bianca was exposed to the challenges of managing staff and gained a deep understanding about the benefits of creating safe, respectful and positive workplaces.
Qualifications and Expertise
Bianca is a qualified lawyer, with a Bachelor of Arts/Laws (First Class Honours) from Monash University. She has a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law.
Bianca’s expertise includes providing strategic advice and support to clients regarding:
- workplace misconduct (including disciplinary and dismissal processes);
- personal illness/injury and long-term absence from work matters;
- performance management;
- workplace policies and employee entitlements; and
- investigation and conflict/complaint resolution processes.
Bianca has extensive experience conducting sensitive and complex workplace investigations into a variety of allegations of misconduct. Bianca adopts a fair, efficient, rigorous and trauma informed investigation process.
Bianca is also a nationally accredited mediator (NMAS), having completed her training with the Resolution Institute. Clients value her practical and sensitive approach in helping parties improve their working relationship.
One Workplace Network
To support our clients’ needs, One Workplace has developed and works with a strong network of:
- investigators;
- workplace relations specialists;
- mediators;
- recruiters;
- strategic and operational HR consultants; and
- employment lawyers.
