The Centre for Employment Relations was initially established by the DMW Group and engaged Howard Williams, BSc, Dip Ed, Dip IR, a seasoned ER professional and senior ER advisor with over 25 years experience in industry in the local area. Howard has a proven track record in strategic management of Workplace Change, Industrial Disputation, Award and Enterprise Agreements, Conciliations and Arbitrations, as well as experience in the broader range of HR issues. The DMW Group is a broadbased HR consulting firm that has been in operation since 1982.

The CER are specialists in the identification and implementation of strategies to develop, improve and empower employees to better performance through:

Effective performance management; improved issues resolution processes; employee engagement; sound processes, policies and procedures; restructuring, cultural change and education and training.

We also conduct investigations on behalf of organisations who require thorough and confidential investigations into allegations of bullying and harassment, disciplinary matters and the like.

The CER supports the adage "the best relationship is a working one."

Our focus is on working with both the employee and the employer.

Presentation & Workshops on New Employment Legislation

• Fair Work Act 2009
• 10 National Employment Standards
• Modern Awards
• Enterprise Agreements
• Unfair Dismissal

Surveys show that about 2/3 of all employers have little or no knowledge of the new changes to employment laws and obligations on employers that arise from the new Fair Work Act 2009.

The Centre for Employment Relations has available a:

• One Hour Presentation that can be delivered in-house to your management team to provide them with an overview of the new legislation and its implications for your business.
• Half day In-house Workshop which will identify the changes necessary to policies, procedures and entitlements within your organisation to ensure compliance with the new legislation.  

There are potentially a significant number of issues that employers need to address.  We can help you identify and provide solutions to these issues.

Areas where there are changes for some or all employers include:

• Paternity Leave
• Community Service Leave
• Redundancy
• Loadings for casuals
• Time off in Lieu arrangements
• Payment for additional hours to part time employees
• Unfair dismissal laws
• Award Coverage
• Right of entry
  

For further information contact Howard on 4222 9107 or 0434 080 399 or email howard@centre4er.com

Workplace Ombudsman Continues Its Campaign On Recovering Underpayments

On 5 December 2008 the Workplace Ombudsman advised that it had recovered $36.6 million for over 28,000 workers in the last financial year.

The Workplace Ombudsman role is to ensure workplace rights are protected.  To do so it conducted nearly 4856 targeted audits in twelve months.

The Workplace Ombudsman has initiated prosecutions against a number of companies and nearly $1.6 million in fines have been imposed on employers.

Employers need to be sure that they are paying employees their correct entitlements.