Certificate of Employee and Industrial Relations

Unit 1 – Introduction to Employee and Industrial Relations

• Overview of employee relations
• Overview of industrial relations
• Key stakeholders
• Historical context
• Evolution of industrial relations
• The role of HR

Unit 2 – Employment Law and Workplace Regulations

• The Fair Work Act
• National Employment Standards (NES)
• The Fair Work Commission (FWC)
• Employment contracts
• Employment classifications
• Minimum wage
• Awards
• Enterprise agreements

Unit 3 – Managing Workplace Policies and Compliance

• Designing compliant workplace policies
• Developing compliant policies
• Managing workplace health and safety (WHS)
• Managing WHS obligations
• Equal opportunity, discrimination and diversity compliance
• Promoting diversity
• Strategies for risk management in ER/IR

Unit 4 – Enterprise Bargaining and Workplace Agreements

• Understanding enterprise bargaining processes
• Negotiating workplace agreements
• The role of unions
• Enterprise bargaining compliance
• Strategies for ensuring compliance
• Reviewing and updating agreements

Unit 5 – Handling Employee Disputes and Grievances

• Handling employee disputes and grievances
• Conflict resolution strategies
• Conducting workplace investigations
• Dealing with unfair dismissal
• Adverse action claims
• Mediation and conciliation processes

Unit 6 – Performance Management and Workplace Discipline

• Implementing effective performance management systems
• Managing employee misconduct
• Termination of employment
• Best practices for disciplinary action

Unit 7 – Workplace Change and Industrial Action

• Managing restructuring, redundancies, and change
• Understanding protected and unprotected industrial action
• Strategies for dispute resolution in industrial action
• Engaging with unions and employee representatives

Unit 8 – The Future of Employee Relations

• The impact of technology and automation on employee relations
• Flexible work arrangements and gig economy challenges
• Psychological safety and mental health in workplaces
• Best practices for fostering a positive employee relations culture