Senior Lawyer - Employment Relations/Industrial Relations

Job title : Senior Lawyer - Employment Relations/Industrial Relations
Location : Melbourne
Contact name : Adam Kumaraswamy
Contact email : akumaraswamy@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : 987GVFT
If you are an experienced and Employment and Industrial Relations professional that is looking for a challenging and diverse role In House then this is an opportunity you will need to consider. In this role you will be involved in:
  • Supporting the implementation of robust and disciplined use of emerging ER | IR legal concepts
  • Ensuring ER | IR practices are compliant with industrial instruments, legislation and regulations, and judicial decisions
  • Managing non-contentious ER | IR matters within the existing industrial instruments, legislation and regulation, and judicial decisions 
  • Supporting the development of the ER | IR capability of the HR team and broader leadership
  • Continuously improving the ER | IR frameworks and systems – unifying operational practices
  • Managing identified ER | IR issues/risks by providing proactive and practical advice that sustains a profitable, productive and harmonious working environment
  • Mitigating risk of underpayments; ensuring industrial instrument and payroll compliance
  • Delivering a material cost breakthrough and enhance workplace efficiencies within the organizations industrial landscape
  • Supporting the resolution of disputation considering business operational, commercial and reputational risks 
You will have at least 5 years of experience across this space. You will also have a strong strategic and commercial mindset. Excellent negotiation and relationship building skills and you will also bring a can do attitude. 

For a confidential discussion please contact

Adam Kumaraswamy
e: akumaraswamy@sharpandcarter.com.au
m: 0414 223 338