Workplace Relations
Representation
Protecting your interests. Championing your rights.
Navigating workplace and industrial relations matters can be complex. Our expertise ensures your interests are represented with clarity and confidence.
Fair Work Conciliation
Expert guidance, support, strategic advice and representation throughout Fair Work directions hearings and conciliation processes.
EBA Negotiation
Objective perspective and practical insights to ensure agreements comply with legal requirements, support long-term business goals, manage risk, and foster a strong workplace culture.
Union Engagement
Specialised advice on negotiations to manage union relationships, ensure legal compliance, and resolve disputes effectively.
On-Site ER/IR Secondment
Access to specialist expertise not available in-house or to provide targeted support for specific workplace matters.
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Bayside Group's Workplace Relations team can support you by identifying potential risks, offering expert advice, and providing strategic, cost-effective solutions that save time and add real value, allowing you to focus on growing your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) affect my business?
EBAs provide your business certainty on employee entitlements, streamlining compliance with awards, formalising work practices and offering a mechanism to improve productivity. They can replace an award but must be registered with the Fair Work Commission and ensure employees are ‘better off overall’ compared to their relevant industry award.
How can advisors support with union negotiations?
Independent workplace relations advisors support union negotiations by providing strategic advice, developing negotiation plans, acting as a bargaining representative, and managing the entire process to ensure compliance and favourable outcomes for your business.
Our advisors have experience and expertise in industrial relations, the Fair Work system and union dynamics, which can be daunting for any business.
Our assistance will help you navigate complex negotiations, minimise risk, meet your obligations and achieve productivity goals through robust enterprise agreements.
What is the role of the employee representative in a disciplinary hearing?
An employee representative's role in a disciplinary hearing is to actively advocate and speak on behalf of the employee, challenge the employer's case where appropriate, ask questions, and provide a summation of the employee's views, ensuring procedural fairness. An employee representative is typically a union delegate or union official.
What is a conciliation conference fair work?
A Fair Work conciliation conference is an informal, mandatory process run by the Fair Work Commission to help resolve workplace disputes, mainly unfair dismissal and general protections claims, through negotiation. A Fair Work conciliation officer facilitates discussions, explores both parties’ perspectives, and may use private or virtual meetings to reach a resolution.
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