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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