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Industrial Relations Advisory

Strategic industrial and employee relations advice for complex workforce decisions, employee matters and organisational change.

iHR Australia helps organisations align industrial relations strategy with operational priorities, manage industrial obligations and navigate bargaining, consultation and workforce change with clearer governance and practical support.

Support can be provided to executives, HR and People & Culture teams, business owners and senior leaders for a defined industrial matter, a strategic project or as additional specialist capacity.

Align industrial relations strategy with operational priorities, workforce risk and long-term capability.

Industrial relations can become reactive when an organisation enters enterprise bargaining, consultation or workforce change without a clear mandate, evidence base, stakeholder strategy or understanding of the operational trade-offs.

  • Industrial relations environment assessment
  • Current-state industrial instrument review
  • Enterprise bargaining readiness and strategy
  • Stakeholder and union mapping
  • Consultation and workforce change planning
  • Industrial dispute risk assessment
The engagement can be appropriate when you need:
  • An industrial relations environment or instrument review
  • An industrial relations strategy aligned with operational priorities
  • Enterprise bargaining preparation and strategic support
  • Stakeholder, union and employee representative mapping
  • Consultation support during significant workplace change
  • Advice on industrial disputes, escalation risks and response options
  • Additional industrial relations capacity for an internal HR or People & Culture team

25+ years of experience:
Established experience supporting organisations with workplace investigations and conflict resolution.

Independent and impartial:
Objective evidence assessment, with the investigator separate from your organisation’s outcome decision.

Experienced with complex matters:
Support for sensitive complaints, including investigations involving executives and board members.

Clear findings and practical insight:
Written reports explain our findings, with optional recommendations addressing underlying workplace issues.

Why choose iHR Australia For Industry Relations Advisory?

Experienced industry relations advisers. Clear, impartial support.

For more than 25 years, organisations across Australia have trusted iHR Australia to handle sensitive workplace matters with independence, professionalism and care.

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By the numbers

Since 1998

Independent and external workplace relations expertise

1,500+

Clients supported across Australia & New Zealand

500+

Sensitive workplace matters resolved each year

600+

Training programs delivered annually

Our industrial relations process

1. Discuss your needs

Tell us about the workplace issue, your organisation’s priorities and the decisions you need support with.

2. Review the details

We assess the circumstances, relevant policies and employment arrangements to identify key risks and practical options.

3. Receive tailored advice

We explain your options and recommend practical steps to help you manage the matter with clarity and confidence.

4. Put advice into action

We guide your team through agreed actions, with further support available as circumstances change.

Meet our Industrial Relations Advisory experts

Experienced industrial relations advisers providing strategic, practical guidance on enterprise bargaining, industrial instruments, union engagement and complex workforce change.
Narelle Mounsey

Narelle Mounsey

Senior Facilitator & Consultant

Juliet Becker

Juliet Becker

Senior Workplace Relations Advisor

Kate Moore - Senior HR Consultant and Workplace Mediator

Kate Moore

Senior HR Consultant and Workplace Mediator

Martin Bock - Senior Workplace Relations Advisor

Martin Bock

Senior Workplace Relations Advisor, Mediator & Consultant

Mary Crean

Mary Crean

Senior Workplace Relations Advisor

Karen Blackhurst

Karen Blackhurst

Senior Workplace Relations Advisor

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