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* Technical ER/IR work across EBAs, awards and compliance
Work alongside experienced ER/IR legal specialists
* Grow your career in a specialist ER & IR legal function
About the role
This is a specialist Employee & Industrial Relations legal role with a strong focus on wage compliance, enterprise agreements (EBAs), and award interpretation.
You'll play a key role in advising the business on complex IR matters, particularly regarding pay compliance, industrial instruments, and risk mitigation. The work is hands‐on and meaningful, partnering closely with HR, payroll and operational stakeholders to ensure the correct and consistent application of EBAs and awards across a large, operational workforce.
If you enjoy the technical challenge of interpreting industrial instruments and getting wage compliance right, this role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise at scale.
Our ER/IR legal function is growing, and it's an exciting time to come on board.
You'll join a high‐calibre, collaborative team professionals who genuinely understand the complexity of this space. There's strong capability around you, people you can learn from, test ideas with, and partner closely alongside.
This is a role for someone who wants to:
* Work on complex, high‐impact wage compliance and IR issues
* Bring a deep expertise in EBAs, awards compliance
* Be part of a team that is building and strengthening capability in this space
* Consult directly with experienced practitioners and subject‐matter experts
* Contribute in a meaningful way and see the impact of their advice on the business
Key responsibilities
* Provide legal advice on employment and industrial relations matters, on wage compliance
* Interpret and apply enterprise agreements (EBAs), modern awards and other industrial instruments in a practical, business‐focused way
* Advise on pay‐related obligations, risk and remediation considerations
* Identify and manage compliance risks, particularly across payroll and industrial instruments
* Support the resolution of IR issues and disputes, providing clear and pragmatic advice
* Contribute to improving frameworks, processes and governance to strengthen wage compliance across the business
About you
You're an IR lawyer who enjoys the technical side of employment law and has a genuine interest in wage compliance and industrial instruments.
* Admitted lawyer in Australia with experience in employment / industrial relations law
* Proven experience interpreting EBAs, awards and industrial instruments
* Strong background in wage compliance
* Comfortable working in a highly operational environment
* Able to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially sound advice to various internal and external stakeholders
* Detail‐focused, analytical and motivated by getting complex IR and wage compliance issues right
* Attractive salary package
* Paid parental leave
* Great company benefits: Annual employee share plan offer, novated leasing, optional flu vaccinations, EAP access, discounts on private health insurance, company discounts + much more!
Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right‐to‐work status. All internal applicants will receive a notification within 2 weeks of the closing date of this advertisement. We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us by emailing .
Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future.
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