Employee Relations Manager

Employee Relations Manager

Provide support and strategic advice as Employee Relations Manager at Yancoal Australia

• SME for workplace relations
• Full time permanent opportunity with generous well-being program
• Based in Sydney CBD, Hybrid working available.

Who are we?

Welcome to Yancoal. For 20 years, we have been supporting the prosperity of Australia. With over 4,500 people working across our operations, our team is made up of experts in their field. From engineers to operators, to environmentalists, surveyors, tradespeople, accountants, marketers and beyond – we are proud of our people and everything we achieve together as One Yancoal. Yancoal Australia now owns, operates, or participates in nine producing coal mines across NSW, Queensland, and Western Australia.

What does your daily life look like at Yancoal?

You will provide general employee relations guidance, developing negotiation and bargaining strategies / tactics, assisting with disputes, and reviewing and interpreting industrial instruments. You will be expected to develop and implement ER/IR management plans, initiatives, projects, systems, and policies.

Your responsibilities include:

• Reviewing, developing, and interpreting industrial instruments
• Develop strategies / tactics and mandates for Enterprise Agreement negotiations which is in line with business goals.
• Develop group wide strategies for addressing bargaining applications.
• Act as a coach to site HR in EA negotiations; employee disputes, investigations, and other employee relations issues
• Develop and implement ER/IR management plans.
• Determine and manage employee terms and conditions including contracts, clauses, notice periods, restraint periods; ensure our employment contracts, policies and procedures are compliant with the legislative requirements of the jurisdictions we operate in.
• Monitor changes in regulatory frameworks to ensure Yancoal’ s compliance.
• Establish constructive relationships with key stakeholders.

What do you need to be successful in the role?

To be successful in the role you will require the following skills:

Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications in appropriate field

Skills & Experience:

• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Strong knowledge of Fair Work Act
• Commercial acumen and leadership skills
• Strong verbal and communication skills including the ability to write submissions.
• Hold full Australian valid driver’s license.
• Minimum 3 years Employee Relations experience
• Experience dealing with Fair Work
• Experience in negotiating enterprise agreements.
• Experience in Award interpretation
• Experience with workplace investigations

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration packages for our roles.

• A vast range of retail discounts including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants.
• Subsidised corporate health insurance for you and your family.
• Financial assistance and study leave for relevant qualifications.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period.
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary Continuance and Life Insurance Cover
• Salary sacrifice options, Service recognition rewards, Employee Assistance Programs

Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+. 

If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.