Overview
Whether you are embarking on a significant transformational change initiative or considering an organisational restructure, a carefully designed change process can mitigate industrial risk and set you up for success.
Change Processes
Our change management advisory service has you covered every step of the way from strategy, communication, consultation and implementation. This includes:
- The business case for change
- Alignment of the need for change to your business strategy and strategic goals
- Drafting of change management rationale, purpose, process and timeline
- Guidance and advice in relation to board papers, project plans and organisation wide communication regarding change
- Ensuring that change management activities are consistent with EBA and/or Modern Award terms:
- Nature of change that is proposed to be implemented
- Impacts of the proposed organisational change
- Other measures being taken by the employer relevant to the change initiatives.
- Change process steps including user acceptance testing or user adoption testing (UAT)
- Preparation of redundancy correspondence including advice on notice of termination and redundancy payments under the National Employment Standards to meet your industrial obligations
- Referral to our network of outplacement support providers to assist with career transition (as and where required).
We can also put you in touch with our network of trusted Workplace Relations legal specialists as and where required including in relation to particularly sensitive cases.
Contact us today and we can start devising a plan and process to support you with rolling out your change management program.
Redundancy and Restructure
Our restructure and redundancy advisory service covers all of your HR requirements including preparation, drafting, communication and rollout. We can partner with you on the following:
- Alignment of the need for structural change to your strategic goals and business plan
- Drafting of restructure rationale, purpose, process and timeline
- Drafting of position descriptions and organisational charts for newly created roles
- Guidance and advice in relation to board submissions, project plans and organisation wide communication regarding change
- Ensuring that restructure activities are consistent with implementation of major change provisions under EBA and/or Modern Award terms
- Preparing consultation briefs covering:
- Nature of change that is proposed to be implemented
- Impacts of the proposed organisational change
- Measures to be taken to minimise adverse effects of the proposed change
- Other measures being taken by the employer relevant to the change initiative.
- Preparation of redundancy correspondence including advice on notice of termination and redundancy payments under the National Employment Standards to meet your industrial obligations
- Referral to our network of outplacement support providers to assist with career transition (as and where required).
We can also put you in touch with our trusted Workplace Relations legal specialists where additional expert guidance may be required.
Contact us and commence your structural change activities today.
Termination of Employment
Navigating the termination/exit process requires an industrially sound approach aligned to the specific circumstances of the situation. With extensive experience in termination matters as an HR practitioner, our service offering is designed to assist you with managing your industrial obligations whilst at the same time, offering you practical solutions appropriate for the workplace. Where necessary, we can also immediately put you in touch with our network of specialist lawyers that we have worked with extensively over many years in the Workplace Relations space including before the Fair Work Commission. Our exit advisory service covers:
- Redundancy
- Management of performance and disciplinary processes up to and including termination
- Serious misconduct (including in relation to sexual harassment): https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/bullying-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination-at-work/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace
- Probation (and the minimum employment period)
- Negotiated exit by way of deed of separation and release
- Aligning exit processes to EBA terms
- Exit interviews.
Time is of the essence with regard to termination matters, so please contact us today for immediate assistance and/or referral.
See also our Workplace Relations consultancy services here.
