Legal Counsel - Workplace Relations
Core
Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice on employment and industrial relations matters, including performance, misconduct, disciplinary issues, disputes, and terminations.
Role type
In-house Legal Counsel (Workplace Relations)
Builds
Supports complex workforce, payroll, and governance initiatives for a large FMCG business.
Domain
FMCG / Employment Law / Industrial Relations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Employment and industrial relations law expertise, drafting and negotiating employment documents, interpreting modern awards and enterprise agreements, conducting workplace investigations, compliance with workplace legislation, problem-solving, autonomous matter management
Preferred skills
In-house experience, safety or WHS exposure, experience with payroll compliance and wage reviews
Technologies
Fair Work Commission, Fair Work Ombudsman
Responsibilities
Advise on workplace issues including performance, misconduct, disciplinary matters, employee disputes, termination and industrial relations matters; Conduct and support investigations into complex and escalated workplace matters; Partner with People & Culture and business leaders; Prepare, review and negotiate employment-related documents, policies, agreements and regulatory submissions; Support interactions with external law firms, regulatory bodies and tribunals; Identify opportunities to improve legal processes and policies
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
