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Workplace Rights Service

Legal Aid NSW statewide specialist service.

The Workplace Rights Service is a specialist service of Legal Aid NSW that launched on 1 July 2025. It incorporates the work of the Employment Law Team and the Respect at Work Legal Service (RAWLS).

The Workplace Rights Service provides free legal advice, assistance and representation for people with employment law problems including workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, dismissal and problems with wages and conditions.

We can help workers who are earning less than $80,000 per annum (pro rata), including:

  • full time workers
  • part time workers
  • casual workers
  • government workers
  • young workers
  • contractors
  • workers on visas.

Legal advice

We can give free, confidential legal advice about many types of employment law problems, including:

  • wages and entitlements
  • leave
  • superannuation
  • dismissal
  • redundancy
  • discrimination
  • issues affecting contractors.

We do not give advice to employers or advise on workers compensation.

Representation

We can help with:

  • negotiations and resolving dispute directly with employers
  • complaints to Australian Human Rights Commission and Anti-Discrimination NSW or applications to the Fair Work Commission or Industrial Relations Commission
  • applications to the Fair Work Commission and Industrial Relations Commission
  • representation in courts and tribunals under our policies.
  • referrals to non-legal support services.
Community Legal Education

Community Legal Education is the way we educate the community to know their rights and get legal help. We run training sessions for groups, organisations and community workers. We can talk to you or your staff about our service, the law on workplace rights and how it can help. If you would like us to talk to you or your staff, including at team meetings, please contact the Workplace Rights Service on: workplacerights@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

If you have a legal question, start with our team at LawAccess NSW. They can give you legal information, help you plan your next step and connect you with services that can help you. Start a web chat or call 1300 888 529 from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Community organisations

If you are from a community organisation, you can get in touch directly to:

  • refer someone for legal help with workplace problems
  • request a community legal education session, or
  • talk to us about how we can work with you.

You can contact us by: