Workplace Relations Advisers assist in resolving disputes by advising on workplace relations policies and problems, and representing industrial, commercial, union, employer, or other parties in negotiations on rates of pay and conditions of employment.

Skill Level

1

Specialisations

• Industrial Relations Officer
• Trade Union Official
• Union Organiser

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Workplace Relations Adviser is Vocational & Education Training Assessment (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years

OR

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher WITH an  at AQF Diploma level in a highly relevant field of study AND at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years

OR

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher WITHOUT a highly relevant field of study AND at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years
• Applicants must meet both the qualification and employment requirements to obtain a positive skills assessment
• Highly relevant fields of study include:
  • Human Resource Management/Strategy
  • Industrial Relations
  • Change Management

Important

According to VETASSESS, your pre-qualification experience may be considered in the skills assessment if it meets the following requirements:

• 5 years of relevant pre-qualification employment; and
• 1 year of highly relevant employment within the past five years

Plan, develop, implement and evaluate staff recruitment, assist in resolving disputes by advising on workplace matters, and represent industrial, commercial, union, employer and other parties in negotiations on issues such as enterprise bargaining, rates of pay and conditions of employment.

Tasks

• Arranging for advertising of job vacancies, interviewing and testing of applicants, and selection of staff
• Maintaining personnel records and associated human resource information systems
• Providing advice and information to management on workplace relations policies and procedures, staff performance and disciplinary matters
• Arranging the induction of staff and providing information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities
• Receiving and recording job vacancy information from employers such as details about job description, wages and conditions of employment
• Providing information on current job vacancies in the organisation to employers and job seekers
• Undertaking negotiations on terms and conditions of employment, and examining and resolving disputes and grievances
• Studying and interpreting legislation, awards, collective agreements and employment contracts, wage payment systems and dispute settlement procedures
• Developing, planning and formulating enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programs, and procedures for their implementation
• Overseeing the formation and conduct of workplace consultative committees and employee participation initiatives

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 223111 Human Resource Adviser
• 223112 Recruitment Consultant
• 223113 Workplace Relations Adviser