Nikkita Venville is a Senior Counsel at WorkSafe Victoria. Equipped with a Master of Laws in Workplace and Employment Law from Monash University, Nikkita combines her academic expertise with over a decade of practical experience from both the private and public sectors, advising employers and individuals on all issues relating to the employment relationship and industrial law.
Before her current position, Nikkita built a strong foundation in industrial relations as an Industrial Officer at two prominent unions: the previous iteration of the United Workers Union and The Police Association of Victoria, where she advanced significant gender equality reforms and conditions for its members including leading an equal pay case for 80,000 childcare workers. With experience as a Senior Advisor at the Fair Work Commission and as an Associate to a presidential member of the Commission, she has a profound understanding of fostering positive workplace relations through cooperative approaches.
Outside of her role, Nikkita is a panel member on the Cleaning Accountability Framework, a not-for-profit organisation that takes a whole of industry approach to ending the exploitation of cleaners and improve work standards. Nikkita was also awarded Corporate Counsel 2025 Government Lawyer of the Year.