Workplace Relations Key Member Services
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Workplace Relations Key Member Services

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NECA's Workplace Relations Services include:

1. Awards & Legislation

  • Award Interpretation 
  • Advising on annual wage increases and updates to Awards including new model terms 
  • Interpreting relevant legislation and regulations (e.g. Fair Work Act) 
  • Advice on correct: 
  • Role classifications 
  • Payrates and entitlements 
  • Legislative requirements 
  • Consequences of breaches of award or legislation 

2. Agreements

  • Enterprise agreement interpretation 
  • Drafting and applying for enterprise agreements 
  • BOOT analysis 
  • Drafting and reviewing agreements such as: 
    • employment agreements; individual flexibility agreements & sub-contractor agreements 
    • independent contractor agreements; labour hire agreements 
    • deeds of settlement; apprentice agreements volunteer agreements
  • Advice on correct: 
    • agreement (e.g. employer v independent contractor) 
    • pay rates and entitlements 
    • restraints of trade  

3. Employee Management

  • Onboarding and inductions; Drafting and reviewing position descriptions & Performance management 
  • Drafting and reviewing policies, procedures and codes of conduct 
  • Preparing and delivering training on areas such as: 
    • legislative changes; bullying and harassment 
    • sexual harassment; discrimination & workplace health and safety 
    • right to disconnect; Managing ill and injured employees 
    • Employee surveys including exit survey 
    • Staff turnover review and improvement of retention 
    • Advice on industry best practices; Standing down employees & Long service leave

4. Disciplinary Action & Termination

  • Complaint management 
  • Disciplinary letters such as show cause notice, allegation and outcome letters 
  • Termination letters 
  • Dispute resolution and mediation services 
  • Termination and redundancy guides and checklists 
  • Workplace investigations 
  • Advice on: 
    • disciplinary action; termination of employment
    • termination payouts and notice periods
    • redundancy; standing down employees
    • outcome of workplace investigation 

5. Legal Representation

  • Representation in matters such as: 
    • unfair dismissal; general protections & discrimination 
    • sexual Harassment & wage or pay disputes & 
    • protected action ballot restraint of trade; 
    • injunctions & industrial disputes 
    • work health and safety including workers’ compensation

6. Immigration

  • Assisting with visas for overseas workers 
  • Assisting with sponsorship applications 
  • Advice on appropriate visa types  

7. Industrial Relations

  • Managing unions 
  • Right of entry 
  • Advice on industrial action, protected industrial action ballots, right of entry etc.  

8. Workplace Health & Safety

  • WHS documentation including policies, procedures, SWMS etc 

  • Workers’ compensation 

  • Responses and appeals to regulator 

  • Advice on psychological injury and psychosocial hazards 

9. General

  • Payroll audits  
  • Legal compliance health check  
  • General advice  

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