Simpson Consulting is a dedicated service provider focused on assisting Australian businesses with their Human Resources and Workplace Relations planning, strategy and compliance obligations. From induction to exiting the business, Simpson Consulting can provide tailored and practical HR and Workplace Relations services to support and guide you through the entire employee life cycle.We also offer tailored workplace training covering a range of topics that can be delivered on-site or… Show more Simpson Consulting is a dedicated service provider focused on assisting Australian businesses with their Human Resources and Workplace Relations planning, strategy and compliance obligations. From induction to exiting the business, Simpson Consulting can provide tailored and practical HR and Workplace Relations services to support and guide you through the entire employee life cycle.We also offer tailored workplace training covering a range of topics that can be delivered on-site or virtually. Our training is interactive and dynamic, ensuring that participants and the business benefit from a combination of compliance based information and Based in southeast Queensland, we service Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and surrounds in person. Are you based outside these areas? No worries, we can meet via video conferencing. We want work with you to ensure that your business is not only compliant, but also operates under a best practice approach. Contact us now to arrange a free initial HR consultation at your head office or via online conference call. Show less

To provide timely and accurate advice to the state wide management team to ensure all employee engagement and industrial relations issues are managed through best practice principles and organisational policy and procedure.Human Resources:Be the first point of contact to ensure managers are provided with accurate and timely advice regarding all industrial relations, employee engagement and performance management matters.In consultation with relevant stakeholders participate and… Show more To provide timely and accurate advice to the state wide management team to ensure all employee engagement and industrial relations issues are managed through best practice principles and organisational policy and procedure.Human Resources:Be the first point of contact to ensure managers are provided with accurate and timely advice regarding all industrial relations, employee engagement and performance management matters.In consultation with relevant stakeholders participate and provide advice in the organisations complaints and abuse reporting processes, to ensure the legal and human rights of persons with a disability are upheld.Coach and guide managers in relation to staff grievances and ensure actions taken for resolution are in line with the relevant industrial instrument and internal requirements.Monitor the salary administration for employees to ensure management’s adherence to the organisation’s classification structure.Participate in projects to ensure project goals and timeframes are metDevelop and deliver relevant Human Resource training packages to enhance organisational performance.Maintain and control electronic and paper documents to ensure information relating to any industrial or employee relations issues are filed and can be sourced in a timely manner.Compliance: Oversee the Criminal History Screening Process to ensure all compliance with the Disability Service Act 1996 are met.Monitor managements compliance (through the HRIS) for induction, probation, performance reviews and terminations to ensure achievement of performance indicators are acknowledged and areas of improvement acted upon.Relationship ManagementDevelop and maintain mutually beneficial working relationships with employees, internal groups and external bodies to establish viable interactive partnerships.Coach Endeavour’s management team implement Human Resource policy and procedure and other strategies to ensure the organisation achieves business and people success. Show less

Manage multiple client and stakeholder relationships across diverse business units as a specialist provider of Performance Support services (HR case management) Conduct complex workplace investigations in partnership with business leaders with regard to internal policy guidelines and external legislative frameworksDeliver specialist advice, coaching and support to business leaders in relation to performance management and employee relations issuesEngage with appropriate… Show more Manage multiple client and stakeholder relationships across diverse business units as a specialist provider of Performance Support services (HR case management) Conduct complex workplace investigations in partnership with business leaders with regard to internal policy guidelines and external legislative frameworksDeliver specialist advice, coaching and support to business leaders in relation to performance management and employee relations issuesEngage with appropriate subject matter experts, business leaders and local HR teams to appropriately resolve employee relations issues as they arise Coach other members of the HR community to build knowledge and capability in managing employee performance and conduct issuesManage reporting and analytics on HR case management, proactively identifying key trends and observations on employee performance and conduct issues for business leaders and the HR team Identified and advised on appropriate strategies to target trends in employee performance and conduct issues. Show less

To provide high level advice for project managers on employment and industrial relations including performance management, dismissals, workplace investigations, interpersonal conflict, union activity and sub-contractor responsibilities. This role also entails being the go-to person for workers and staff with questions and issues while working onsite such as rostering, payroll, accommodation and transport issues and personal difficulties.Developing and tailoring training packages for… Show more To provide high level advice for project managers on employment and industrial relations including performance management, dismissals, workplace investigations, interpersonal conflict, union activity and sub-contractor responsibilities. This role also entails being the go-to person for workers and staff with questions and issues while working onsite such as rostering, payroll, accommodation and transport issues and personal difficulties.Developing and tailoring training packages for onsite delivery to supervisors and workers.Client management. Show less

Australian Industry GroupSenior Training Adviser, Workplace RelationsDevelopment and delivery of training covering:•Discrimination, harassment and bullying;•Performance management;•HR and Payroll;•Fair Work legislation;•Conducting workplace investigations;•Skills for contact officers (introductory and advanced);•Enterprise bargaining;Development and delivery of seminars/conferences covering:•Social media;•Managing regulator… Show more Australian Industry GroupSenior Training Adviser, Workplace RelationsDevelopment and delivery of training covering:•Discrimination, harassment and bullying;•Performance management;•HR and Payroll;•Fair Work legislation;•Conducting workplace investigations;•Skills for contact officers (introductory and advanced);•Enterprise bargaining;Development and delivery of seminars/conferences covering:•Social media;•Managing regulator visits;•Drugs and alcohol in the workplace;•Managing psychological illness in the workplace;•Managing WorkCover claims;•Ageing workforce;•Managing absent, ill and injured workers;•Parental leave and flexible working arrangements;Adviser, Workplace RelationsIn this role I advise employers and senior IR and HR officers with the following:•Fair Work Legislation including modern award interpretation;•Workplace Investigations;•Mediation;•Unfair dismissals;•General protections applications; •WorkCover claims and Q-Comp review employer responses and reviews;•Redundancies/termination; •Payroll and general HR matters including Performance Management; •Employment Contracts; •Enterprise and Individual Agreements; •Employment Relations matters (general)Working across a variety of industries I was required to adapt to individual site requirements and needs. Industries that I mainly cover are manufacturing, construction, mining, retail. In 2011 I sat on Bullying Stakeholder Group appointed by Department of Justice and Attorney General representing Ai Group members in providing recommendations to Queensland government on current provisions to deal with workplace bullying. Senior representatives from employer and employee groups as well as work health and safety and Q-Comp. Show less

Assisting employers with the following:• Fair Work Legislation• Transitioning from current to Modern Awards • Redundancies/termination; • Payroll and general HR matters including Performance Management; • Employment Contracts; • Enterprise and Individual Agreements; • Unfair Dismissals• General Protections applications• Employment Relations matters (general)• Consulting and business advice through Jobs Assist Program (Department of Employment, Economic… Show more Assisting employers with the following:• Fair Work Legislation• Transitioning from current to Modern Awards • Redundancies/termination; • Payroll and general HR matters including Performance Management; • Employment Contracts; • Enterprise and Individual Agreements; • Unfair Dismissals• General Protections applications• Employment Relations matters (general)• Consulting and business advice through Jobs Assist Program (Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation) – working within budget to achieve outcomes set by DEEDI.Development and delivery of training programs for businesses covering: Employment legislation (Fair Work Act 2009 and Modern Awards) Dismissals (fair, legal and reasonable) Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Development and delivery of seminars for businesses covering: Fair Work Act 2009  Industry specific seminars for Modern Awards e.g. Manufacturing Industry HR Basics Other seminars relevant to businesses which would encompass changes to legislationTemporary secondment of 3 months for operational improvement of Employer Assistance line including policies and procedures and system upgrades and implementation. Show less

Business Unit Lead • Technical knowledge and application of Fair Work Act 2009 in order to take an active role in the Update and Extension Process of five (5) Collective Agreements across the Suncorp Group;• Conduct training sessions business units on key changes in legislation;• Build effective relationships and work collaboratively with Consulting and the business to achieve the Project outcomes;• Develop and design Business Unit Implementation and communications plans in… Show more Business Unit Lead • Technical knowledge and application of Fair Work Act 2009 in order to take an active role in the Update and Extension Process of five (5) Collective Agreements across the Suncorp Group;• Conduct training sessions business units on key changes in legislation;• Build effective relationships and work collaboratively with Consulting and the business to achieve the Project outcomes;• Develop and design Business Unit Implementation and communications plans in collaboration with Consulting PPA Project Lead;• Ensure all timeframes and key milestones are met.• Self management of workload in order to meet deadlines as requiredEmployment Relations Officer• Lead team through contract generation and Offer process;• Update of HR policies and Procedures across the Group;• Initiated and led a review of the first round contract offers which led to increased efficiency of the process in subsequent offers;• Lead project in which a review was undertaken of the processes in place across Suncorp Group for tracking status of employee’s engaged on 457 Visa’s and of Trainees. This process highlighted risks of breach of regulatory compliance. • Assist with the provision of specialist Employee Relations advice which is considered in the business context;• Assist and lead in project team work as directed;• Self management of workload in order to meet deadlines as required;• Spreadsheet and database management, related predominately to first phase of the broad Employee Relations Strategy, which revolved around. Show less

• Technical knowledge and application of Workplace Relations Act 1996 and amendments; Industrial Instruments including awards, agreements (individual statutory and collective); • Education of employer’s and employee’s on workplace obligations;• Preparing briefs for ministerial requests;• Ensuring employers are compliant with the following:• Minimum pay and conditions of employment such as entitlements under an award, workplace agreement or an order;• Pay slip and time and… Show more • Technical knowledge and application of Workplace Relations Act 1996 and amendments; Industrial Instruments including awards, agreements (individual statutory and collective); • Education of employer’s and employee’s on workplace obligations;• Preparing briefs for ministerial requests;• Ensuring employers are compliant with the following:• Minimum pay and conditions of employment such as entitlements under an award, workplace agreement or an order;• Pay slip and time and wages record-keeping requirements;• Freedom of association breaches;• Right of entry breaches;• Post-termination entitlements;• Coercion in agreement-making;• Transmission of business rules;• Sham contracting arrangements;The work of this role was in response to either an individual complaint or allegation, or part of wider audit campaigns. I was required to thoroughly and impartially investigate all complaints and work with the parties for voluntary resolution of issues.If a breach of workplace law is identified, Workplace Inspectors may issue a “breach notice” (fix within a set time) or, for breaches of pay slip and record-keeping requirements, issue an “infringement notice” (on the spot fine) to an employer. In cases where the alleged breach is serious, wilful or repeat in nature, legal action may be initiated by the Workplace Ombudsman to recover entitlements and/or seek penalties via the courts if appropriate. Show less

Workplace delegate role plus elected official role as President of FAAA Domestic/Regional Division.- EBA negotiations- Dispute Resolution- Unfair Dismissal claims (Australian Industrial Relations Commission)- Representation of members in disciplinary proceedings

• Maintaining compliance with safety standards and updating manuals as amendments were issued by CASA;• Ensuring cabin crew complied with all policies and processes implemented by Virgin Blue Airlines and regulatory authorities;• Coaching and leading small teams of cabin crew across areas such as safety and customer service;• As Cabin Supervisor, testing cabin crew on safety and aviation medicine scenarios to ensure their knowledge was to standard prior to commencing a flying… Show more • Maintaining compliance with safety standards and updating manuals as amendments were issued by CASA;• Ensuring cabin crew complied with all policies and processes implemented by Virgin Blue Airlines and regulatory authorities;• Coaching and leading small teams of cabin crew across areas such as safety and customer service;• As Cabin Supervisor, testing cabin crew on safety and aviation medicine scenarios to ensure their knowledge was to standard prior to commencing a flying duty;• Reporting as per Virgin Blue standards on issues surrounding safety;• General customer based performance in order to deliver Virgin Blue standard of service. Show less