Bridget Barletta Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

- Representing academic and professional staff during the University of Adelaide/University of South Australia Merger and the creation of the new 'Adelaide University'- Managing case load of both individual and collective industrial matters- Raising claims and disputes for a wide range of industrial issues including underpayments, pecuniary penalty matters, unfair dismissals, workplace discrimination, bullying, sexual harassment and general protections.- Representation and advocacy at a workplace level, as well as at employment Courts and Tribunals including the Fair Work Commission and South Australian Employment Tribunal including conciliations, arbitrations and hearings.- Providing written and verbal advice to members on a range of industrial/legal issues under Higher Education Enterprise Agreements and Awards and other Industrial instruments and legislation- Developing policy positions and responses to significant industrial issues impacting members at University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University- Participation in enterprise bargaining as a bargaining representative- Liaison with company officials at all levels to resolve complex issues and disputes including People and Culture, and other senior Academic and Professional leaders

- Raising claims and disputes for a wide range of industrial issues including unfair dismissals, general protections, workers' compensation disputes, underpayments and penalties matters.- Representation and advocacy at a workplace level, as well as at employment Courts and Tribunals including the Fair Work Commission and South Australian Employment Tribunal including conciliations and hearings- Providing written and verbal advice to members on a range of industrial/legal issues- Interpretation and application of a wide range of EAs, Modern Awards and company policies in the retail, fast food and warehousing sectors- Participation in enterprise bargaining as a bargaining representative- Liaison with company officials at all levels to resolve complex issues and disputes including HR teams, store management and executive management.- Training and presenting on various Industrial Matters to workplace delegates

- Providing written and verbal advice to members on a range of industrial issues- Representation and advocacy in various forums including employer meetings and disciplinary/performance meetings- Interpretation and application of a wide range of EAs, Modern Awards and company policies in the retail, fast food and warehousing sectors- Raising claims and disputes for a wide range of industrial issues including underpayments, bullying and harassment, sexual harassment, rostering, employment contracts, WHS and non-work injuries.- Liaison with company officials at all levels to resolve complex issues and disputes including HR teams, store management and executive management

- Independent planning to fulfil working week hours including store visitation and servicing of members- Oversight of member industrial cases and store-based issues across various retail and fast food sites- Interpretation of various EAs, Modern Awards and company policies across retail and fast food sites- Representation for store and company wide issues, including presentation of new Enterprise Agreements- Frequent liaison with store level management of various retail and fast food companies- Planning and facilitating union-wide campaigns on various Industrial issues- Recruiting union non-members and meeting set KPIs in relation to recruitment

Student elected representative for University of South Australia, City West Campus in both 2018 and 2019.Involves:- Representing students on university issues, such as Enterprise25 and proposal of University of South Australia/University of Adelaide merger- Decision-making at USASA board meetings, Governance Committee and Women's Committee of USASA- Convening the Governance Committee- Attending Academic Board meetings- Board representative at university formal review meetings (academic integrity, misconduct, student academic progress)- Liaising with university staff and students about student services- Undertaking student representative training

Manager of Media and Communications for YMCA SA program Youth Parliament. Directed a small team and organised media activities, branding and promotion, community engagement, stakeholder engagement, events as well as management of participations.

South Australia, Australia

After undertaking two years of Youth Parliament as a participant, I decided to volunteer for the YMCA of South Australia to assist in the management of the program. Due to my strong passion for Community, I volunteered as Community Engagement Officer for the program in 2016. This involved liaising with external stakeholders including community groups and Members of Parliament, presenting to stakeholders at events, maintaining social media websites and photography of events. Additionally, I was also a mentor to a team of 5 participants, assisting their creation of the “Organ Transplants and Rehabilitation Bill 2016”.

Paralowie

I undertook a twelve-month traineeship as a clerical officer in the Taylor Electorate office, working for the Hon Leesa Vlahos MP (Member for Taylor, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Disabilities). This traineeship enabled my learning of the public sector, political affairs and community involvement as well as clerical projects and duties.

Bachelor Of Laws And Bachelor Of Business (Human Resource Management), Law (Honours) And Business (Hrm), 6.08

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice, Law

Certificate Iii In Business, Certificate Iii In Government

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