The Freehills Pay Freeze; Winter Chill Will Continue Until Further Notice

Gavin Bell, armed with his violin, responds to the barrage of emails
After announcing a firm-wide pay freeze, it appears that Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell has been besieged with questions from aggrieved staff, having been forced to respond to questions about the length of the freeze. In an internal email sent to staff, Bell noted:

After considering our forecast for next year and conducting a review, we have decided to place a freeze on all salaries, effective immediately, including this year’s 30 June review.

Although yet to announce any redundancies, this internal email noted that the partners have chosen to cancel the national partnership conference in an effort to save on costs. The email also made specific reference to the fact that if things don’t improve, the partners may take further action.

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