Industrial & Employee Relations (Human Resources & Recruitment)Full timeFlexible/Hybrid and Part time options availableReporting to our Head of Employee Relations & WHS, you'll support the delivery of our employee relations strategy and continue to ensure that all employee issues are managed in a fair and equitable manner. We'll need you to provide strategic and operational ER/IR leadership and we'll certainly lean on your expertise regarding legislation, policies, and procedures.You'll be working closely with some great internal teams including, people and culture business partners and our business unit leaders across the enterprise. Given the nature of the work, you will also deal extensively with the Union, external tribunals and other external stakeholders.Key Responsibilities:Lead enterprise bargaining processes on behalf of the business.Manage union relationships to minimise disputes and ensure a stable industrial environment.Negotiate with and influence senior management, staff and external stakeholders towards best practice employment relations practice and solutions.Provide written and oral advice to management regarding key policy, employment legislation issues and emerging employment relations trends.Effectively lead and/or manage investigations or processes in response to discrimination, harassment & bullying complaints through end-to-end case management.Provide advocacy, or lead support, for contested matters in the Fair Work Commission and Anti-Discrimination Tribunals.Proactively review P&C policy and process and identify areas of improvement and develop and implement training to address any deficits.About You:The BOQ group is going through a very exciting period of growth and transformation and that includes our employee relations space. We are looking for an accomplished ER specialist, someone who can engage with senior stakeholders whilst also providing guidance and support to the rest of the P&C team.Your stakeholder engagement and management skills will be one of the main drivers for success in this role as will be your commerciality. Your audience will be diverse, will have competing priorities and bring with them unique situations for you to work through. We'll need you to demonstrate critical thinking, resilience and problem solving to achieve successful outcomes.Key Experience:Demonstrated experience in leading enterprise agreement negotiations, including preparing for, negotiating and obtaining approval of enterprise agreements;Legally qualified and experienced in employment law, potentially holding a practicing certificate (ideal, but not essential)Demonstrated understanding of contemporary industrial and employee relations including knowledge of the recent legislation amendments.Experience in preparing for, negotiating and appearing in person at the FWC and other Courts and Tribunals.About Us:BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That's creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.BOQ Group's inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.Benefits:Flexible working arrangementsDiscounted financial productsSalary sacrificing optionsPaid parental leave with no minimumPurchase annual leaveDiscounted private health insurance planEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Access to employee network groups focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers and accessibilityBOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organization in the Australian Workplace Equality IndexHow to Apply:To apply for this role at #boqgroup #people&culture, follow the links or apply via our careers page.BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.
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