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Employee Relations Manager
Recruiter / HR / Admin
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Remote / WFH
Job Description
About the role
Based in our Chifley Square Head office and reporting into the Head of Assurance -Alliance Australia, you will be responsible for managing and navigating the award classification and employment relations landscape for Alliance Australia’s labour hire and employee workforce, across the health, aged care, disability, apprenticeship and trainee sectors. The role provides advice to Alliance Australia managers with regarding the full remit of employment relations.
This newly created position is a critical role for us in mitigating risk associated with industrial relations and maintaining a harmonious and legally compliant work environment for our external workforce and therefore is ideally suited to a candidate who can demonstrate a number of years operating in a similar role.
Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Employment Framework – Develop and implement employment policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with federal/state legislation and industrial instruments. Ensure contracts are fair and compliant with legislation.
Workplace Relations – Build manager capability in employee relations on employee relations issues including employee discipline, performance management and performance evaluation; being an escalation point for critical incidents. Manage employee complaints and grievance process and ensure compliance as per company policy. Conduct investigations into workplace incidents ensuring a positive relationships with employees and unions are maintained.
Compliance - Ensuring national and state labour hire licences are in place and submissions for renewal are managed. Management of the annual WGEA submission for Alliance and ensuring all award changes are managed and accurate in systems.
Collective Agreements - Develop and maintain positive relationships with trade union representatives and provide guidance and support to management on collective industrial matters. Management and negotiation of bargaining agreements with internal and external stakeholders.
Quality & Improvement - Develop and deliver training programs on employee topics such as changes in employment law and awards etc. drive collaboration with the internal HR team and business unit managers to develop and implement strategies for improving employee engagement and retention. Monitor workforce trends and maintain best practice and any change initiatives.
About you
You must be able to demonstrate a deep industry/sector knowledge and the ability to build positive influential relationships with management, employees and stakeholders in Alliance Australia. You must be able to effectively articulate changes, presenting information to varying levels within the organisation. You will have strong analytical and problem solving skills demonstrated by your previous experience managing complex employee related issues.
You will be degree qualified in Human resources or related field with a preference for an additional qualification in Industrial/employee relations.
About Alliance Australia
Alliance Australia is a subsidiary of Business NSW who is an Australian independent, not-for-profit organisation founded in 1826.
Based in our Chifley Square Head office and reporting into the Head of Assurance -Alliance Australia, you will be responsible for managing and navigating the award classification and employment relations landscape for Alliance Australia’s labour hire and employee workforce, across the health, aged care, disability, apprenticeship and trainee sectors. The role provides advice to Alliance Australia managers with regarding the full remit of employment relations.
This newly created position is a critical role for us in mitigating risk associated with industrial relations and maintaining a harmonious and legally compliant work environment for our external workforce and therefore is ideally suited to a candidate who can demonstrate a number of years operating in a similar role.
Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Employment Framework – Develop and implement employment policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with federal/state legislation and industrial instruments. Ensure contracts are fair and compliant with legislation.
Workplace Relations – Build manager capability in employee relations on employee relations issues including employee discipline, performance management and performance evaluation; being an escalation point for critical incidents. Manage employee complaints and grievance process and ensure compliance as per company policy. Conduct investigations into workplace incidents ensuring a positive relationships with employees and unions are maintained.
Compliance - Ensuring national and state labour hire licences are in place and submissions for renewal are managed. Management of the annual WGEA submission for Alliance and ensuring all award changes are managed and accurate in systems.
Collective Agreements - Develop and maintain positive relationships with trade union representatives and provide guidance and support to management on collective industrial matters. Management and negotiation of bargaining agreements with internal and external stakeholders.
Quality & Improvement - Develop and deliver training programs on employee topics such as changes in employment law and awards etc. drive collaboration with the internal HR team and business unit managers to develop and implement strategies for improving employee engagement and retention. Monitor workforce trends and maintain best practice and any change initiatives.
About you
You must be able to demonstrate a deep industry/sector knowledge and the ability to build positive influential relationships with management, employees and stakeholders in Alliance Australia. You must be able to effectively articulate changes, presenting information to varying levels within the organisation. You will have strong analytical and problem solving skills demonstrated by your previous experience managing complex employee related issues.
You will be degree qualified in Human resources or related field with a preference for an additional qualification in Industrial/employee relations.
About Alliance Australia
Alliance Australia is a subsidiary of Business NSW who is an Australian independent, not-for-profit organisation founded in 1826.
