The company
This global business is a leader in its sector with a significant Australian presence. With continued growth and a focus on people and culture, the organisation is investing in its ER/IR capability to ensure best practice across the group. This is a great prospect to bring your employment law expertise into a highly commercial environment, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business.
About the role
Reporting to the Head of ER & Safety, Legal Counsel, you will be the subject matter expert for employee relations across the group. Your role will see you:
advising on complex ER matters including performance management, workplace investigations, disciplinary matters, redundancies etc;
representing the group in employment litigation, including appearing before courts / tribunals;
supporting and coaching the business to identify/mitigate ER risks;
reviewing, maintaining and developing systems of work;
monitoring case law, legislation and trends to promote a proactive ER approach.
Skills/Experience
To be considered for this role you will have:
at least 4 years' PAE as an employment lawyer with an unrestricted practising certificate;
strong knowledge of employment-related legislation and ER best practice;
advocacy experience in courts and tribunals;
a highly commercial approach; and
the ability to work autonomously while partnering effectively with HR and business leaders.
Benefits
On offer is:
salary up to ~$160k + bonus (~$20k);
a large, established and highly valued legal function in Australia and globally;
exposure to complex and varied ER matters with litigation experience;
the opportunity to influence ER strategy and practices in a large, global business.
Apply now
Click APPLY or contact Peter Liaw at Peppercorn Recruitment on or email, quoting reference number. Please submit your resume in Word format only.
Peppercorn Recruitment has been exclusively retained to recruit this role. All third-party applications will be forwarded to Peppercorn Recruitment for consideration in the process.
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