Andrew Stewart

Andrew Stewart is Professor of Work and Regulation at Queensland University of Technology, an Adjunct Professor with Adelaide Law School, and a consultant to the law firm Piper Alderman. He is one of Australia’s leading experts in employment law and workplace relations, but he also has expertise in the areas of contract law and intellectual property. His most recent books include Contract Law: Principles and Context and new editions of Creighton and Stewart’s Labour Law, Stewart’s Guide to Employment Law, and Intellectual Property in Australia, as well as Cooperation at Work: How Tribunals Can Help Transform Workplaces and two co-edited collections, The Wages Crisis in Australia and Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience.

Besides working with Piper Alderman, Andrew has provided expert advice to the International Labour Organization, to federal and State governments in Australia and to a wide range of other organisations. Andrew has been part of several teams awarded Australian Research Council funding, including Discovery Grants to examine the regulation of work experience and the organisation of work through digital platforms.

Andrew is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Law and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. He is a former President of the Australian Labour Law Association, the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, and the Industrial Relations Society of South Australia.