Industrial Relations Courses

Industrial Relations Training

Specific training for your business to enhance leaders’ understanding of Industrial Relations context and strategy, bargaining tactics, multi-employer bargaining, dispute resolution, and steps for negotiating Enterprise Agreements.

Industrial Relations Training

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Negotiating Enterprise Agreements

We equip leaders with practical strategies including bargaining protocols, mandates, negotiation skills and tactics, mitigating the risk of disputes, maintaining effective employee communications; and strategies to facilitate change and optimise the outcome for your Enterprise Agreement.

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Industrial Relations Strategy Development

Navigate change-resistant environments with our Industrial Relations strategy development. We offer tailored solutions to ensure your business has a competitive edge by ensuring that goals are delivered in the short and long term to improve flexibility, productivity and competitiveness.

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Managing Complex Issues

Coaching sessions for leaders to support in managing complex Industrial Relations issues, navigating intricate workplace labour laws (e.g. multi-employer bargaining), resolving conflicts in the workplace and in the Fair Work Commission, negotiating agreements, and fostering positive relationships between employers, employees and unions.

Enterprise Agreement Training

Our tailored enterprise bargaining agreement training is designed to equip your negotiation team with the essential skills and knowledge necessary for successful delivery of an Enterprise Agreement. With a focus on practical strategies and effective communication techniques, our training program empowers your team to navigate the complexities of enterprise bargaining. From understanding legal requirements to crafting compelling arguments, our practical approach is designed to specifically meet the needs of your business, fostering change to ensure that your organisation achieves favourable outcomes.

  • Enterprise Agreements need a specific business strategy
  • Our training is focussed on your business success.
  • To maximise optimal business outcomes one size does not fit all in negotiating agreements.
  • Focus on the future productivity, performance, commercial outcomes and engagement of your people

Industrial Relations Training to meet your business needs.

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Enterprise Agreement Strategy and Tactics

Enterprise Agreement training customised to meet your specific business needs and Industrial Relations context. Our coaching ensures relevant and effective skill development in collective workplace bargaining strategies and techniques.

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Setting the Future Industrial Relations landscape for your business

Partner with your senior leaders and Human Resource partners in a specific coaching and strategy session to map out an Industrial Relations strategy to meet your future business requirements. The focus is on future productivity, performance, commercial outcomes and engagement of your people.

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Step by Step Process Guide to Enterprise Bargaining

Training for HR practitioners, leaders and negotiation teams on each of the components required to bargain in good faith and effectively negotiate Enterprise Agreements.

Why choose us?

Practical, tailored advice and support

Every client is different, and each matter is unique. Our approach is to offer advice and support that best meets the needs of your business.

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Expertise working with all client types

We work with large, global multinationals, mid-size businesses, small family-run companies and start-ups across all industry sectors. As specialists in Employee Relations, we have vast experience managing a wide range of employee matters.

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Holistic HR and IR solutions

Our HR and IR services encompass the entire employee relations lifecycle. From individual employment contracts and policy development to workforce consultation, and negotiating enterprise agreements.

What Our Clients Say

Ingrid Anderson
Director

I am the Chief People Officer of a global manufacturing/wholesale business with Australian operations in Melbourne and Sydney… Jon and his team were responsive, knowledgeable and best of all, pragmatic and practical. They really helped us with our IR strategy and we found their expertise across manufacturing, R&D and warehousing to be particularly helpful. Can highly recommend.

Rebecca Fraser
HR Director

Kym successfully designed and implemented a new performance review and calibration system, reviewed our RAP, delivered Human Resources Business Partnering development sessions to the team and rewrote a suite of Human Resources policies and procedures. Kym is a pleasure to work with, professional and personable. Highly recommended.

Chris Gardner
Partner – Seyfarth Shaw

ERE brings a wealth of expertise to challenging engagements. Our recent experience includes a large investigation required in a short time frame.
If you are looking for insight and judgment blended with a capacity to “roll upon the sleeves” look no further

Sally King
Chief Operations Officer – Sharp & Carter

Sharp & Carter has engaged Kym as a consultant. Kym has played a vital role in supporting our expanding business by updating our HR and Health, Safety, and Wellbeing frameworks, policies and procedures to ensure we are compliant with current legislative requirements. Kym has collaborated with our Partners and business leaders to deliver crucial front line leader training and has provided personalised guidance on individual employee matters. We regard Kym as an integral member of our business, deeply appreciating her profound expertise in HR and knack for implementing practical and efficient solutions.

Enterprise Bargaining doesn’t need protective equipment to be worn, it requires a strategy.

About Us

At Employee Relations Expertise, we believe in providing customised solutions that meet the specific needs of each client. Whether it’s developing Industrial Relations strategies, negotiating enterprise agreements, managing performance, conducting employee investigations, or any other employee relations challenge, we have the expertise to assist you.

Our specialised coaching and advice, particularly in environments with strong union presence and resistance to change, have enabled our clients to optimise business performance while cultivating stronger and more positive relationships with their employees. Trust us to be your partner in navigating the complexities of employee relations and achieving success for your organisation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Due to the many and varied industrial contexts and history of our clients, we run tailored training sessions with a focus on your specific business needs.

Yes, we can provide guidance and advice on the latest industrial and political environment outline the options available to your business and the potential impacts and contingencies you may require.

Yes we can step you through the forms and processes you need to follow to ensure the appropriate steps for voting and approval of your agreement.

Absolutely, we provide service options where you can call our team for “in the moment” problem solving, coaching and advice.

Yes. We can be a bargaining representative and partner with you to negotiate your Enterprise Agreement on your behalf.

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