Employee Relations Adviser

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Employee Relations Adviser. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Full time role based in our Cannon Hill location
• Reporting to & working closely with the National Workplace Relations Manager
• Compliance, policy development, agreement making, and dispute resolution.

Our business is diverse. And so are our people. And that’s what makes us great!

At Compass we strive to build an environment of inclusion that allows a diverse group of employees to contribute, participate, and succeed. We value the different perspectives and abilities of our employees because they uniquely improve the quality of our work and services we provide for our clients and customers.

And our services are vast! Compass Group are the global market leader in providing food and a range of support services to customers in the workplace, schools and colleges, hospitals, at leisure and in remote environments. In Australia we have over 9,000 employees working across 500+ locations. 

The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for an Employee Relations Adviser to join our Brisbane support office in Cannon Hill.  Reporting to and working closely with the National Workplace Relations Manager, you will contribute to all aspects of employee relations and industrial relations across our various sectors including industrial instrument compliance, policy development, agreement making, and dispute resolution.

The role is diverse and fast paced, and some of your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the continuous improvement of existing and new policies and procedures to provide cost savings and reduce risk to our business
• Creating and maintaining employment contract templates and schedules of site terms and conditions, and coordinating our annual enterprise agreement/modern award adjustments
• Supporting the HR Services team, HR Managers and operational Leaders through the development of standard ER tools, systems and processes
• Gathering information and assisting in the preparation of responses to support matters before Fair Work Commission and other industrial tribunals
• Providing project management support for large scale agreement making
• Formulating and conducting an annual audit process of compliance with our 40+ industrial instruments

This role is a rare development opportunity for a high potential HR practitioner who wants to gain some solid ER skills to round out their experience, or for an ER Advisor to join a complex national business and apply their technical knowledge in a more practical and commercial way. 

Success will come from:

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, Commerce, Law or a related discipline
• Previous exposure to a variety of enterprise agreements and modern awards
• A sound understanding of Fair Work Act including the NES
• High level written and verbal communication skills
• Strong numerical capability including good MS Excel skills and well developed analytical capability
• The ability to work both independently and in close collaboration with your manager
• The desire to build relationships across geographical boundaries within a close knit national HR team
• A passion for learning and a drive to keep growing as a HR professional
• A high degree of resilience of flexibility in your approach to work

The Benefits

We believe in the opportunity to recognise and develop great talent and offer many diverse opportunities.  We place great importance in looking after our people and offer a variety of learning and development opportunities, reward and recognition programs and a selection of corporate benefits.