Our Principal
Philosophy
Costa Brehas, the principal of Workplace Watchdogs & Co established his consultancy with a simple purpose in mind – to help employers do the right thing when it comes to their workers and to protect those workers who have been wronged.
As a former practising lawyer, Costa has worked in various roles, including as an employee, independent contractor and owner of his own business. In those 25 years, he has spent 16 years specialising in employment law in Australia and has assisted hundreds of employers and workers.
Costa’s experiences in these roles have shown him that there are many situations where workers and small employers need advice and assistance with their rights and obligations under Australia’s complex workplace relations landscape. However, they have often been shut out because of the exorbitant costs usually charged by lawyers or other workplace consultants for these services.
It is important to Costa that all clients of Workplace Watchdogs & Co have access to justice and that they are able to receive expert workplace relations advice and assistance at affordable rates - hence the establishment of Workplace Watchdogs & Co.
Costa’s background, skills and experience, as well as a network of lawyers who he can rely upon if required, place Workplace Watchdogs & Co in a unique position to provide expert, affordable, workplace relations services to workers and employers alike.
Given Costa’s legal background as a former employment lawyer and his extensive workplace investigations experience, he is very well placed to undertake workplace investigations directly for employers and, where required, can be briefed via their lawyers where a matter is subject to legal professional privilege.
In establishing Workplace Watchdogs & Co, Costa has sought to create a lean, flexible and effective business model. This avoids having to pass on to clients the costs and overheads that would otherwise be incurred had he continued to practice as a lawyer in a traditional model yet allows him to call upon his skills and experience to assist all clients of Workplace Watchdogs & Co in a very affordable and effective way.