We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Workplace Relations Advisor to join a collaborative HR team for a 3 month contract (for now).
This role plays a key part in supporting employee and industrial relations while ensuring workplace practices are fair, consistent, and compliant.
You’ll partner closely with leaders across the business, providing advice, managing employee relations matters, and contributing to a positive and high-performing workplace culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and support a range of employee relations (ER) and industrial relations (IR) matters, including:
- Misconduct investigations
- Performance management
- Grievances and disciplinary processes
- Provide advice to managers on employment legislation, policies, and best practice
- Prepare professional HR correspondence (e.g. investigation letters, outcomes, terminations)
- Support Fair Work–related matters and documentation
- Ensure compliance with the Fair Work Act, NES, awards, and enterprise agreements
- Maintain accurate case files and track timelines
- Assist with policy development, audits, and reporting
- Deliver or support training and coaching to build leadership capability
- Collaborate with HR, payroll, and business leaders to improve processes and reduce risk
- Minimum 2+ years’ experience in HR, ER, or IR
- Strong knowledge of Australian employment law (Fair Work Act & NES)
- Experience supporting investigations, grievances, and performance processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters with professionalism
- Exposure to awards or enterprise agreements (e.g. SCHADS or similar)
- Experience with Fair Work Commission matters
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (HR, IR, Law or similar)
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Exposure to a broad range of ER/IR matters
- Opportunity to develop your workplace relations expertise
- Flexible working arrangements
If you’re looking to grow your career in workplace relations and make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Beaumont People have been engaged to recruit this role. Please direct all enquiries to Beaumont People.
Beaumont People believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status.
Should you require accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed, Beaumont People would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.
