Legal Counsel Employment Relations

About EVT

As market-leading experience creators, we bring to life some of the best-known brands and properties in entertainment, ventures, and travel. Our portfolio includes over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection by EVT and Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few.

About the Role

The Legal Counsel – Employment Relations (Maternity Leave Cover) will partner with business units and P&C Business Partners to provide specialist employment relations advice to our operational and corporate office business leaders as required and take full ownership and accountability for managing cases end to end, in conjunction with P&C and divisional business leaders.

Key Responsibilities

Employment Relations Advice

• Provide advice and guidance to the P&C Team, line and senior management on a range of ER and IR matters such as: industrial instruments, employment arrangements, performance management, misconduct, personal illness, discrimination, sexual harassment, victimisation and bullying.
• Support employees and management to settle employee disputes and workplace grievances by advising on and or conducting internal investigations or early resolution meetings.
• Support the resolution of individual workplace relations issues through advice on workplace policies of the Group and related employment and legal obligations.
• Provide advice and expertise on all relevant industrial relations matters and act as the escalation point for all serious and complex employee and/or industrial disputes.
• Drafting and advising on employment contracts (within the Dayforce system)- from appointment through to disciplinary processes, formal warnings and terminations (templates available).
• Participate, defend and manage FWC conciliations/mediations including applications for unfair dismissal and adverse action.
• Participate, defend and manage discrimination complaints made to the Australian Human Rights Commission and State Anti-Discrimination Bodies.
• Drafting deeds of release and settlement agreements.

Policy Development

• Assist the Senior Leadership team in implementing a strategic and consistent Employment Relations approach across the group through consultation with the Director of P&C.
• Review and maintain IR policies and procedures (as required) to ensure compliance with relevant legislation changes.

Reporting

• Prepare board reports and other reports on relevant matters as directed and required.

Provide Support

• Lead and coach P&C Business Partners and business leaders to manage their ER matters from strategy to execution.
• Communicate complex information or concepts to leaders in non-technical terms.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

The successful applicant will be degree qualified in employment law with experience working in a commercial environment. Previous experience in the hospitality and/or entertainment sector would be highly regarded but not vital.

Experience in the following areas is essential:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Australian Employment Law, Fair Work Act and ER procedures and processes.
• Experience in New Zealand employment law will be well- regarded.

These are the desired skills and experience for this role:

• Approachable and readily available to provide advice for day to day queries and provide practical solutions especially to the P&C Team members.
• Experience in case management, investigations, compiling reports and recommendations.
• Provide timely and accurate advice relating to industry specific awards and EBAs.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and tenacity to think creatively.
• Effective time management skills and the ability to manage a number of cases and competing priorities.
• A skilled communicator capable of engaging with a number of stakeholders at various levels, assisting them, and negotiating practical outcomes for them.

Benefits & Perks

• Incredible team member discounts from your first day on-the-job.
• 50% off stays at EVT hotels – Rydges, QT, Atura, Lylo and more.
• Local community involvement, volunteering and charitable giving.
• Australia and NZ's largest and most diverse experiences company .

When you click apply you will be directed through to our Job Ad listed on Dayforce which is the platform in place to track all of our applicants when applying for roles with the EVT group. You will be asked to enter in your information and answer some screening questions when applying.